The only good thing, huh? [Not losing the pleased expression he'd donned earlier.] You better not let Toby hear you saying that. [The winged-giraffe was fond of the people it had met since it's capture, Ann included. The name she'd given it had slipped out before he could stop himself, but he tried to cover up the mistake by setting his sights on the task at hand. It was just as well that Ann didn't bring up her friends, since she had a scant few that he felt tolerant of.

He reached over to pull the cord from the wall when he realized how idiotic that was. If the storm was still in the area, anything electronic would still be receiving power. They didn't need to be connected. Frowning at the cord as if it had betrayed him he toss it lightly aside.]

Don't touch anything, in case it's still live in some capacity.

[He instructed quietly, resorting to a visual inspection to start]

The switch seem to be in the right direction.... [Eliminating the most obvious issues first]