"Yeah, dude, we're all terrified," Mariner says, making it a point to sound unimpressed. If Ed does think he's dead, he may well think her a demon - the dragon's wings and tail and clawed feet on this woman are surely demonic-looking. "How would you make a spine into a chandelier, anyway? You'd need, like, multiple spines. Logistically, it doesn't make sense. I don't think you thought that one through."

She smiles winningly at him, though. "I'll give you a pass 'cause you're hot."

What can she say? She likes bad boys. And bad girls. And bad non-binary babes. And bad Bynars. And--well, you get the point.