Steve was grateful Claudia dropped the subject. And he decided that, for now, they had talked enough about the dark things from home. He had a better idea know of the burden she was carrying and she now knew, he hoped, that she could stop hiding things about their world from him.
"And we mustn't let me get all creepy-sad. It's not a good look for me." He looked at her and chuckled some at the ding dong ditch comment and nodded. "And send him twenty of the most expensive pizzas we can find."
Steve shifted as Claudia retreated with her laptop and carefully helped her gather up the parts so she didn't have to make as many trips. "...anytime you want to talk about our world Claud, I'm a door away," he said, looking at her. "You don't have to carry the knowledge alone."