She's so grateful to him for sharing those stories, far more than she could possibly explain. Silence is hard for her to handle right now, the weight of it pressing down on her chest and squeezing her heart to the fear is even more prominent in her mind. For three years, she'd had nothing but silence punctuated by screams during each new series of tests and procedures, day after day of the same until it all blended together into her own personal version of hell. So to now have Knock Out's voice filling that silence... It keeps her memories from bleeding into the present, grounding her to the here and now so she can stay focused on their situation.

So she listens, and she smiles, and after that oh-so-effective pause she even laughs. It felt so good to laugh, that spark of joy spreading warmth throughout her very being, and all because of him.

"An alligator?" The laughter increases, turning into full-fledged giggles, and her cheeks hurt from smiling so widely. "Oh sugar, that's adorable. What did you think of it when you saw it?"

Because obviously that's the most important question to ask.