ALSO LATE but!! like a week after seeing this I had an "oh hey that could.... maybe actually work to get Shrike to open up to Grant a little more easily" moment. As in, not borrowing powers, but finding out about/seeing Grant's werewolf thing in action. Assuming that's something you'd want to pursue!

alternatively I can offer Geddoe for 4th wall shenanigans if you'd rather do something with the fellow older man with eyepatch type