By running into it? [ he lifts his free hand and slams it against his forehead. he's been talking to this weird girl for, what, a minute now and he's already feeling a headache coming on. ]

Okay, from now on: maybe don't run straight into possibly made-of-stronger-stuff-than-steel anythings. Do I need to drag you to get medical assistance? [ and then, after a pause, ] Uh, never mind, I might have hallucinated it. It just sounded like a different voice than yours, but... I'll worry about that later. Now, look here: how many fingers am I holding up?

[ three. it's three. ]