he called Steve back
"hey it's Eric just telling you i'm feeling better and i'll be at the party and so will my sister and her friends"
"that's great the more the merrier"
"yeah sure i gotta go see ya later"
"later"
so, now Shannon would see him like this and so would Steve
"i guess i can tell them it's a body suit, or try and stay hidden and not let anybody know it's me"