[Merrill had been twirling around muttering to herself as she tried to figure out how she managed to get so lost this time. She had been so lost in thought she hadn't even noticed someone else was there until he spoke, and he gave her such a start she let out a yelp and whirled around so fast she nearly fell over.]

Oh what? A drink? [Oh. He was just a person with silly hair. That wasn't so startling, and he was trying to help too. How nice of him!] Do you think it will help? I was hoping for a ball of twine maybe, I left mine at home.

[Her thoughts jump before he even has an opportunity to answer her inquiry about twine, and she goes into another question that had been on her mind almost all night.]

Do you know why those women are dressed as rabbits? It looks cold.