"oh, uh... o-okay" he says, all the while listening and just barely hearing the discussion between her and salina through her stomach walls and over the gurgling. he wanted to argue with the points she was making, but decided to keep his mouth shut. the walls of her stomach kneaded against him, and he wondered how much longer he would last in here. he tried to talk again. testing to see if salina could hear him. "so, uh... how was the late arrival- er, meal, salina?"