When he said he had a secret, Jennifer leaned back in her seat, and got ready to well -- ready to do one of three things, stay seated, bolt for the door, or stay seated and start mentally preparing an exit strategy. (Something along the lines of 'hey remember when I said I do magic? Magic emergency, sorry about that these things happen ...)
But when he said what he said, and then laid this green ring on the table, Jennifer forgot about possibly planing an exit strategy.
"Holy shit." She looked down at the ring, and then up at Kyle. "You know aliens, and I made you go see a movie about aliens."