[ Monika immediately perks up. Finally, she's gotten through! She's going to be the coolest super spy ever!

...And then she deflates a bit, staring at the papers he'd let show. Well, then. ]

I like reading, [ --obviously-- ] but even that seems like a lot to me. B-But! [ She puffs her chest out and lifts her chin. ] That's not a bad thing. You're talking to a former literature club president.

[ A pause. ]

So...what is it?