[...He thinks there were several things implied there, but he's not sure he understands all of them, or that he's not just paranoid.] I... All right. [He bites his lip, before continuing quietly.] Alcuin doesn't mind either. He's dating several people, and he... I'm not his primary partner.

[Though Drizzt might, now that they're kind of dating. Should he tell her...? But then they're talking about the network, and it doesn't seem like the right time to continue that conversation.]

There are a number of ways I could see it working. Some sort of psychic contingency would probably be the simplest answer - but not the most elegant or efficient. It would be doing a lot of work for something that should be easier than that.

I could definitely see it as some sort of inversion of filter intrusion or psychic protection. But it could also involve sensory livestreaming or eavesdropping in some way. [He can go into more detail. But he's curious to know what she thinks first, before he delves any deeper.]