At least his first instinct wasn't to yell? That was helpful. And hopefully the baffled expression Karla was wearing when she opened the door would help their case.

"Why in the world would you run off halfway--Oh. Priestly!" Karla was doubly glad she'd taken her wig off. It would just be too weird otherwise. "Did you see--" What was her name again? "--her? She just stormed off!"