[Or it's that he spent all night working and the lab had told him to stay home to insure he slept...]

Ah, y-yeah, sure. [He steps back hurriedly and let Gokudera inside the suite he shared with Byakuran. And while the man had dialed back the number of plants since Shouichi had returned, there were still a fair number around the rather luxery and large apartment. The large windows had their blinds closed to the sunlight for now and there were take out boxes on the table before the couch where Shouichi had been spending a lot of time working since Somarium had returned to itself again.]

What can I do for you?