The deeper they venture into the subbasement of the mansion, the more the holoform is more apparently just a construction. Ignoring the pounding ache in his processor that it causes, Knock Out sacrifices as many of the topographical management buffers as he can manage: the 'material' of the clothes becomes fixed, and the cool overhead lighting no longer reflects in real time, making the holoform's angles and edges look like they're permanently painted on. But the aesthetic hallmarks aren't what he's after in the moment, when he cares more about solidity for the avatar in case Rogue needs him.

When she attacks the large circular door with the crowbar, he doesn't really have much to offer. But that whatever is behind it means so much for her to act like this, only further spurs his desire to help.

Whatever the metal door is made of, it's clearly resisting her attempts. He uses the holoform to look up speculatively, silently measuring the dimensions of the subbasement hallways. It would be a tight fit — he wouldn't be able to stand up straight — but...

The scraping of the crowbar against the door brings him back to attention. "Rogue... let me come up to this level. I could be a lot more effective than that toolkit."