>Rolling down her window, she leaned out and said, "I see you're alive,
>that's good! You want a hand with your bag?"
>

This makes me wonder, are the witches not aware of G's rather significant durability advantages over baseline folks, or is it just a bit too easy to forget in practice so comments like that come automatically?
Or is there a joking tone I failed to pick up on (probably the most likely option now that I think about it, but my initial curiosity remains)?

>"That sounds great. Hey, Shirley?"
>
>"Yeah?"
>
>"It's good to see you again."
>
>Shirley gave him an odd look. "Are you feeling OK? You just saw me,
>like... six hours ago."
>

She should really give the man a break, he just suffered a (self inflicted, but G is not one to take half measures) head injury after all.

>"Well," Gryphon replied with a faint smile, "it was a long six
>hours."
>

In a sillier production, this would be the spot for a sly 4th wall break, possibly with laugh track (does anyone even still use those?)

	-={(Astynax)}=- "If we go by the book, like Lieutenant Saavik, hours could seem like days."