[ he still gets a laugh for it, even if she winces before it first ]

I've actually gotten really good at not being surprised by stories being true, actually. In my world, that- kind of happened to me a lot. [ only it was the stories in her head that ended up being true, more stories from books. although those counted, too ] And yeah, this is where I would make a very clever quip about how it's rude to nip people's noses without warning, but I'm sure you've heard them all by now.