[Ferines... that makes him think back. He had talked to Stella about that. She was going to explain the differences, but he stopped her. It was something he wanted from Fenimore. But they'd never got to talk about it when she came back due to that experiment. He turns towards the river and rests his elbows on the railing.]

Hey, you know, you missed another experiment while you were gone. It wasn't that big of a deal, just some weird shape changing. I turned into this freaky gray alien guy. [He glances back at Fenimore.] ... but Stella turned into a oror- oh- umm... something that rhymes with what you just said. [A 'human' in other words.]