He couldn't help but laugh, too; it was infectious. "Don't worry, I'm very transparent with my insults." Most of the time, anyway.

"Good. Cause you're only like, what, fourteen?" It was equal parts that he couldn't tell and was joking. "Most people are lost and confused when they get here, but I'm not telling anyone, either."

He considered that for a moment. "Well, echidnas are naturally small, I think. And he was like...not small. I don't know, we only talked over the network. Can't really tell when you're looking at someone on a screen."