That gives them a moment of pause, just the casual mention of being beat up. Geez, this poor kid. (Is that what it feels like when people deal with us? I don't know. Maybe. No. Yeah, maybe that's a good reason to keep it more to ourselves, huh.) They decide, ultimately, to just let the mention go by rather than trying to dig in. They've made Casper talk bout enough trauma today.

"I guess," they suggest, "it's just about whatever smell you like less. The smell of a stinky bathroom or the smell of strong cleaners. Though if it helps. I haven't found the bathrooms that stinky."