"Oh, I'll have what you're having," seems like a safe course of response, but not disingenuous. Strange people can be charming, and Shrieky easily qualifies. It also has her eyes picking out the evidence of gills still marring his skin, inspiring again the usual fount of questions Benji would ask if she didn't think it might be rude or abrupt, so her teeth find her bottom lip instead as she follows him through the house, not moving with as much quiet precision as she did in the dream.

In person, that seems to be the running theme. There is less of an ideal version of herself in reality. "I miss cooking. When I have a kitchen of my own, I should pay you back the favour."