"Well," Magnus says, and pauses. "I didn't ask. I did ask why above-the-waist in public is lower than above-the-waist in private, and I thought about asking what if you live outside, but honestly I was still, like, reeling from what she said about life-saving kisses being a three even though emotionally it can feel higher. Maybe with clothes is eight and nine and without clothes would be eight and a half and nine and a half?"