[How dare you, he's clearly going for a Brooklyn accent. And failing terribly! He clears his throat.]

Yeah, that's me! Don't worry, it's definitely not a hallucination. Especially not if the weird crab monsters aren't.

[This is a terrible crossroads he's at. Like, really bad. He can't just... ditch Liz here in an area with reported animal activity. But if he stays for long, she'll call him out on his shit, and then if he — if he talks to her in his usual tone, there's no way he can...]

I think I remember you, too. From the Washington Monument, yeah?

You were real brave back there.