He adopted a pout at her distress. "Do we really know that? You know what I think? I think you have conversations in your head. I think the squirrels are just dirty little animals that follow you around because you feed them."
He reached out, brushing away a tear mockingly. "Poor Dee, so sad." He was basking in her distress. When she said he didn't scare her, he tilted his head, expression curious. "It's bad manners to lie, you know."