"Well not usually," he concedes. At least he's got her attention now, that's something. "But I, um... I'm stuck looking like this right now."

There. Not a lie, but not going so far as to try and explain 'Rift' and 'dream' to a little girl. She's not like Melanie, she's, well. An ordinary little girl.

"Usually I'm very tall," he assures her.