[ There's the impression of a mental chuckle. Matt's getting a little better at communicating laughter through Communion, rather than laughter's result in his brain: the sparkle of endorphins, the chemical shimmer. ]

I couldn't have done it without you, [ he points out--playful, but also totally sincere. And he admits, ] That's how it was with my sister. She's the one who talked to me first, but when I tried to get close to her, she vanished.

Which at this point, I'm starting to think was a good thing.