Oh, Mer-- [ She covers her mouth before she giggles, shaking her head. Oops? ] Well, it's complicated? I like this boy - they're both from my world, by the way - but I haven't exactly told him? And, um, one of his best friends arrived here and we joked about being married because of an offhand comment and it's sort-of... Stuff?

[ She shakes her head, groaning. ]

It sounds so much worse than it actually is, I swear! His name is Sirius - my, ah, husband - and it's all just one big joke. Ridiculous, really, I promise, I just... Don't know how to tell this other person. He's... Dead in my world? And about twenty years older than me...