[....Ah. His brows furrow upon hearing this.]

I remember hearing about it capable of spreading to other worlds... And it was through stories. Now it could potentially go through dreams...

[What a troublesome entity. He's about to ask more questions when the dogs suddenly rush at them, running past their legs as they continue their merry chase. Broken out of his thought process, he looks at Anya and realizes what he had been doing.]

My apologies, this isn't exactly a good social topic for a first meeting.