Desmond knew going out into the light meant more people could witness what he does, but at the time it seemed no big deal because obviously he was going to be awesome. His head still hurts and he sighs, but when he startles when he hears a very familiar voice. It's not that he is unable to pay attention when people are nearby, but it'll take awhile before he's used to hearing voices on the outside. "For fuck's sake Connor, I'm going to put a bell on you." On both him and Altaïr so he'd know when they're nearby and going to give him a headache.

He gets to his feet and only halfway looks at his ancestor. "I don't know how much time these things last. I doubt I just hit a slot machine and got a power for life." Desmond tries again to lift a rock and it works, it's the overdoing it that's the problem. "That'd be cool though." He doesn't trust anything that seems too good or too easy. In his experience those are the worst let downs there are.