Can Total, um, talk?" "Uh-huh," Angel said casually, squeezing water out of her hair. I stared at her. "He talks. Total talks, and you didn't tell me?" "Well…" Angel looked for him, saw he was pretty far away, and lowered her voice. "Don't tell him I said this, but he's actually not that interesting.
"Can Total, um, talk?" I asked, surprised. Angel casually replied, "Uh-huh," while squeezing water from her hair, showing she was unconcerned. I looked at her, amazed that she knew he could talk but hadn't told me.
Angel then looked around to find Total, who was far away, and spoke quietly. She admitted, "Don't tell him I said this, but he's actually not that interesting." This revealed that despite knowing Total's ability to talk, she didn't think he was very engaging or noteworthy."
