[ the voice in the message is young and cheerful, and there's a small dog barking in the background. ]

Hey! This is Adam an' Dog an' we can't answer th' NV, yet, so leave a message, okay? We'll get ba-- [ he breaks off as the dog's barks sound more insistent. ] --Dog, that's not a squirrel, come back h--!

[ the message ends. ]

You know the drill. (:

( It might, or might not, have helped Anathema get a clear view of things if she'd been allowed to spot the very obvious reason why she couldn't see Adam's aura. It was for the same reason that people in Trafalgar Square can't see England. )