Ah, but there are such interesting uses for a mask, I just couldn't let it go to waste. [Yes, she's dropping innuendo again. Which is really not all that bad anymore, all things considered.

When she speaks next, her tone is a little more serious, though still every bit as kind.]

And it sounds like it was a good idea, in retrospect; I figure you might be needing it again.

[It was his security blanket, after all.]