"That's a nice name," Asriel says, feeling faintly like he's play-acting. But that's okay, isn't it? Better to pretend at being nice and good than to just...not do those things at all. Probably.

Let's see, what's next? He can't really take her home with him. If anything, he's the one who just Fell here, and he's still having to do this. He brushes that thought off before he can dwell on it too much. "How...long have you been here?"