"'Vulnerable sector,'" she mumbles under her breath, with a slight scoff. She wipes her eyes again. "Spoken like someone who's definitely never been there. Before you get pissed off at me for saying so, tell me it's a fucking lie."

Athena rolls her eyes slightly, still frustrated with the fact that she's in tears. She doesn't look as sure of herself, though. She grips the back of her neck with both hands, slowly meeting his eyes.

"What'd you mean. Monsters. Invisible monsters, like..." It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make any sense with what she knows, but he said it himself. She's not in Kansas any more. "Like demons, or what?"