Brock was, perhaps predictably, quiet for a sizable stretch of time after Maladict said that. Not that he was in horrible shock!!! or anything, but it was a little surprising. And he was having trouble actually piecing together what she'd said; Brock Samson was not all that great at personal relationships.

But he finally got it, finally, and just kept looking straight ahead, fighting the urge to gawk at her. "Uh. Since when?"