--Huh? Oh. No. I mean, no, no way, it's not like that. Steve and I are just friends. [ wow it's been a long time since she's had to make that clarification ] I just meant that there's stuff about us and our lives back home that would probably make us sound crazy. [ a beat ] Then again I just told you about monsters, but maybe not.

[ p r o f e s s o r p e t e r. she'll take that out. ]

Oh, yeah? That's actually pretty brilliant. Why didn't I think of that? I'm sure she'll love that.