"Probably not," he replied at first, also dreamily. Well, it would have been dreamily if he wasn't fighting to contain his coughing at the same time, straining his voice and making his eyes water.

All of that struggling seemed to suddenly clear up, though, when he heard the rest of what she had to say. "They what?!" He swiveled his head, craning his neck in the direction she had indicated. "How... Wait, back up. You can't say stuff like that without giving a guy more details, man!"