< A swamp? Around here? >

She managed the mental laughter since it came at no physical cost to herself. < I think you would have been flying around with me for a really long time! >

There was no ready, easy answer for why she didn't speak up earlier that wasn't a little frightening on some level. Collette settled on something mostly true. < I wasn't entirely checked in, > she admitted. < I think I just wanted to cool off really badly. What's cooler than a cold blooded animal, you know? >

She laughed again, not feeling it was all that funny.