[ This is a good... Hey, she's good! That was a nice turn, and she's smiling and he's smiling and he's gonna sit up just enough to give her a kiss, maybe a little hasty maybe just a little rough, but kissing is hard when you're a monster on the floor. That's just a fact. He thinks she'll understand, because she seems to understand an awful lot. ]

Are you a secret monster expert?

You can tell me if you are. Since I'm a monster, mmhm. Not a real monster but a monster-monster.

[ Wait, but. Something she's said? About finding the monster a—?

And yes, he's pushing himself up onto an elbow now, yes he's suddenly more alert, searching her eyes for an answer. ]

Oh, shit. Shit, kid. Are you a secret monster??