Even though his son had caught him in an embarrassing act, due to the number of years he had under his belt, Malachi had a thick skin to help him recollect himself faster.
Since the night was still young and he was far from sleepy, Malachi continued on with his experiment. It was just that it later became a bit different from before. This time, Malachi paid a little more attention to his environment.
However, after a few more tries to see if he could get something new from his ability, Malachi still did not get a desired result.
Malachi felt that he either had to be doing something wrong or his ability just didn't have anything else attached to it other than the things he had discovered.
The former was what Malachi wanted to believe as the latter would require him to ultimately give up in the end.