[ she makes a sigh of exasperation and manages barely to avoid rolling her eyes. ]

I'm seriously ten years old and here. We're not really young around here! Not for long.

[ that's what it feels like half the time, anyway. which is frustrating! but nothing she can throw off so easily anymore. ]

I'm not sure. They came from up above. Um... I don't know, I never learned about alien invasions in school!

[ ironically that's all you, bud ]