No. But -- [He shakes his head slightly, as if debating how best to go about answering.] -- you look a lot different than how our world says dead things "should" look.

[The word "should" doesn't have literal air quotes, but mental ones. Because honestly, zombie movies are a constant, no matter how far in the future he's apparently from.]

That's probably the thing that's throwing me. And I've been around aliens a lot, recently.

[It makes it easier to accept weird things.]

[When she answers, his expression flicks to something sympathetic. As much as she'd been flustering him a moment ago, it's clear that took a lot out of her. His hand reaches to touch her on the arm. Lightly.]

We don't have to keep talking about it, if it's not something you want to bring up.