[There's a sense of relief that visibly washes over her— at least if she's hearing things, then the two of them are hearing things together, and that's preferable to doubting herself alone.]

What did she say?

[As if that makes a difference.]

I knew there was something weird going on in here. Compared to what I expected, this is almost tame... not that I'm about to look a gift horse in the mouth.

[It could be so much worse than rude paintings. Honestly, it probably will be, eventually.]