"Sorry but um. You aren't a weird family. At least, not in my opinion. Maybe because my family's weirder. I really do like your family. Almost normal, actually. Except for killing oogieboogies and your um. Princess. That's different. You've got a normal house with a dog and a dad who eats pie and watches action movies. You've got a mom that does very mom-like things. You've got a nerdy brother, and a twin sister, and that's really, really normal stuff. I live in a mansion shaped like a dragon, and my housemates are a death metal band. My grandpa looks like he's 25. My grandma looks 19. My auntie looks 9 but she's in her 30s. It's a gigantic clusterfuck."
He hesitated before running his fingers lightly over the wood of the puzzle box, smiling faintly. "I would like a bit of normalcy. Just a little bit."