[Yeah, they should definitely save the highly disturbing troll upbringing talk for later. Or... maybe it could distract them, but for now—]

A polite ghost?

[He sounds slightly incredulous, but at the same time, it sort of makes sense. and, fuck, he can also see how the ghost staying polite even when he's already upsetting her could make things worse. Doing something wildly out of character would be better, almost. Uh, depending on what it was.

He stares down at Sharru, who has resumed purring now that he's being thoroughly spoiled.]

It should be over in a day or two, anyway. Not that that really fucking helps now, but it could be worse.