Marty chuckles softly at Stephie and Jokester's exchange, taking a few licks of his cone. "Not gonna hurt him either, is it?" That's part joke, part genuine question -- not like he knows.

And then Stephie turns her attention to him again, and -- someone has obviously taken tips from how to be spooky from her alien weapon dog. Marty leans backward just a little from the smile on instinct. "Ookay. . .sorry, didn't realize." He shakes his head. "Hopefully we're not gonna see any real threats in an ice cream shop."