[ She beamed and giggled. If you couldn't laugh about the little things really... ]

Hmm! My brain works in weird ways sometimes. I can't say whether it was unintentional or not.

[ It had been a hundred percent intentional. Given the tension, a simple pun was just what he had needed to relax and stop dreading what her reaction would be. But still, if she didn't dissipate any doubts immediately, he would probably think she was a psychopath. When really, she just has sociopathic tendencies.

She rose a finger. ]

Listen.... I have been taken from my homeworld. I now have magical powers and I live in a world where murderous hamsters are commonplace. Oh, and T-rexes too. That is, when we don't go on trips in some sort of weird interdimensional space where we risk getting lost in our memories.

[ When worded like that, it really sounded incredibly stupid. Regardless, her smile grew sadder as she lowered her finger. ]

That thing they gave you... That's not even close to the most disturbing thing I've seen lately. And that says more about me than it does about you, wouldn't you say?