[for the first time in days, he starts to smile. the only thing he's trying to choke back now is laughter.]

I could...heheh, I could drink twenty milkshakes! Maybe I will. I've always wanted to hold a world record!

[his heart is thudthudthudding away in his chest like mad, and he's not sure what to make of it. feeling it do such a thing when he's happy isn't what he's grown accustomed to over the last five days. at first it's a little scary, but then it goes right back to being funny again, even when Lucas changes the subject.]

Noooo. It was written on the wall in one of the houses. 'Punzel found it and the house got mad and made our ears explode. [it's scary how bluntly he says that.] What are you talking about?