[He presses his lips together into a tight line as he steps inside, his gaze shifting to remain fixed on her as he passes.]

Can't say I'm a huge fan of that bein' a trend. Be nice to have a change of pace.

[It feels strange to say anything about it so casually— he knows how watching it had made him feel, but he hasn't experienced the same thing for himself. He imagines Hilda has to have some pretty complicated feelings about the whole thing, but of course, it's exactly like her to downplay it and try to shrug things off.]

You guys did really swing for the fences on that one, though.

[The dramatics had helped to make it all less real, at least in theory.]

... sweet, huh. Who was that guy, anyway?