[ The words actually get a small laugh out of her, even if it's only got the slightest humor attached to it. ] Just don't eat anything without watching someone else do it first and get home before dark, right? That should cover our bases.

[ She sighs, because it's messed up how normal it feels to say all that. To joke about the horrors in this place. A coping mechanism at its finest. ]

I'm... I'm okay. I need to text a couple people. I'll be home soon. I promise.

[ A beat. ]

Then maybe we could like... curl up on the couch and watch Ice Pirates or something? Might help me forget this bullshit week for a little while.