Sullivan regained his composure and edged out of her embrace. Although he was excited to see Boo and his heart was racing over it, he wasn't used to her doing that. At least not as how she looked now. The Boo he knew was a cute small girl who could hardly make sentences. This was, what appeared to be an older her, he thought. He'd only seen adult humans once before, back in monster university with Mike when they almost got stuck at a door that was being tested. Even then his knowledge about human growth or attributes was very limited. Maybe Mike had a point back at the restaurant. That Praxeology lab everyone seemed to be going on about might really be useful in understanding humans in the long run. However, now was not an ideal time to be lost in thoughts. Sullivan had to deal with what was right in front him. He turned on the light switch on the wall for a better look at her. Aside from the costume she appeared to look quite lovely, she had gentle eyes, her cheeks were dusted with the hint of pink, her dark brown hair was a bit longer but it suited her. Boo stood up and peered at him in the awkward silence. "Wow you're actually pretty big aren't you Kitty?" She said with a giggle. Sullivan gaped at her "Big? Are you saying I'm fat?!" If his fur weren't so thick he could clearly be seen blushing.

Boo shook her head "Not at all. You're just big ya know? Good height, good width." She chimed "The perfect soft texture." Boo hugged him closely again and stroked the fur on his stomach. Sullivan could already tell her hugging was becoming a regular thing. And he wondered how they could be so calm in conversation when they hadn't seen each other in such a long time. He lightly pushed her back. Sullivan was gentle with his force, he was worried he might hurt her with his "big" hands. "Boo I think we need to start over. You did say you have questions for me but I've got about a million of my own too. First things first you've gotta stop calling me kitty." He sighed. It was adorable to hear when Boo was small but now hearing it from her as someone who'd grown, her voice was still cute but somewhat more mature, which made him feel slightly embarrassed. Sullivan held out his hand to her "My name is James P Sullivan. Most friends call me Sully though." He smiled. Boo shook his hand "Oh okay. So formal... I guess I never really thought about introductions but well then my name is Mary and for the past 19 years I've been trying to find you..." She let go of his hand and began to pace around the room ever so much. "No not find you but figure out what you were, what you are...ugh to get it out of my head. Prove to myself I'm not crazy. You are real aren't you? I mean, I can hear you and see you, feel you. So you must be. I guess that strikes out the idea that I imagined you. But then what are you?" Boo stopped pacing and stared at Sullivan "Kitt- er um Sully, what are you exactly? And why did you leave? I can't remember every little detail, it was so long ago but I've always had you in my memory. I don't even know why but all I know is how precious that thought has been to me. That you existed and that I needed to find you cause I missed you. I really really missed you..." It felt like a heavy weight on Sullivan's chest when he heard her words. Somehow she'd been feeling some of the things he had. Like they belonged in each other's lives, an aching loneliness that would linger at the back of the mind. "Boo what I was and what I am now... Sorry I mean, Mary right?" He tried to get adjusted. Boo knew she'd poured out a lot on him at once so she was patient. "You can call me Boo Sully, I promise I don't mind. Just breath easy and pace yourself if you feel uneasy." She was a very soothing person. Sullivan took in a deep breath "Boo, I'm a monster." He said directly. "But I'm a good monster. The monster I was then, because of you helped me to become what I am now."

She stared at him inquisitively. It was a little hard to follow. Sullivan sighed "I was a scarer. An expert at it really, the best ever. But you wandered into this world and as I spent time with you I came to care about you and realize how stupid it all was. Scaring people, whether for energy or praise, none of that mattered to me anymore. My whole life I was brought up to be scarey til one little human child came from a door and changed me. It all sounds like some bedtime story out loud. But it's true." Sullivan scratched the back of his head and smiled fondly "I guess your cute innocence changed me. If a child could wander here and make and impact like that on me, I'd say that's the scariest thing I've ever experienced. You weren't intimidated by me at all. Kinda how you are now. You treat me as if Im not a monster." Sullivan snapped out of his nostalgic moment and continued "Unfortunately monsters here weren't too fond of humans. They were blindly scared that you'd be contaminated or something. The unknown is scarey... Also let's just say some real bad monsters wanted to hurt you. I couldn't let that happen so Mike and I had to get you back to your own door. Then it was disposed of so that nothing like that could happen again. Once things cooled down Mike put it back together once for me and I got to see you briefly but in the end the door wasn't stable after being shredded." Sullivan stared at Boo who was now sitting on the edge of his bed. "So if you wonder why I left... I didn't really leave you but if I could go back and choose between having kept you here with me or doing that all over again and shredding that door to keep you safe, I would still have kept you safe. Mike has helped me cope a lot. We've turned the whole scare factory around." Although there was still a lot Boo wasn't following him on she did grasp what she could out of it. "My impact huh?" She smiled "I feel like you're probably giving me more credit than is necessary. Just watching how you act now, somewhere inside you, your genuine personality comes out. With no help from me. It's just who you are. For a monster you're more of a big gentle kitty at heart Sully."

Sully blushed hidden in his fur again. "Well either way I answered you. Now dont you think I deserve some answers too?" Boo leaned forward "I'll tell you whatever you want to know Sully~"

She made emphasis on his nickname.

Sullivan rolled his eyes and smiled amused by her "This girl..." he muttered. He rubbed his chin thinking "For a start how did you get in my closet? Is there some weird portal that I don't know about?"

Boo tapped her fingers on her lap "Well something like that. It all thanks to my boyfriend Deaton is really the one who got me here. He's a science major and really good at technical stuff too. He's got a machine that can get us here. He's been testing it for a while, it's a little wonky but it does the job." Boo chuckled "To be honest he doesn't know I'm here. I always asked him if he'd let me try it out, just to see if I could find you but he said it was too dangerous." She smiled suddenly "But I felt it was worth it. I made it okay didn't I?" For some reason Sullivan was less surprised about the machine and more surprised at hearing she had a boyfriend. "Well I'll have to remember to thank him sometime then... So you're in school then? I remember my college days~" He smirked. 'At least before we got kicked out' he thought.

Boo shrugged "Oh he's in college but I'm not. I just work part time at a coffe shop. School is fine but it's just not for me. I would really love to be an artist. Speaking of which!" She pulled out her cellphone and snapped a photo of Sullivan. "I'll keep that as a reference photo. I'm definitely gonna draw you! You've got such a neat color scheme and you're so big and fluffy." Sullivan wasn't exactly sure what the cellphone was but before he could even ask about it he heard a knock at the door. "Who could that be at this hour?" He wondered. Sullivan skeptically looked at Boo "Ah just wait here. I'll be right back, just stay here." Boo stood up "Why? Is something wrong?" Sullivan sighed "Ah well not exactly but I just think it wouldn't be the best anyone saw you." He urged "So please just stay up here and be quiet." Boo wasn't amused to say the least "I thought you said monsters were more tolerable of humans? Or something. Were you lying or are you just ashamed of having someone see me?" She asked.

The knocking continued and Sullivan was doing his best to quickly manage the situation. "No no, I wasn't lying... and I could never be ashamed of you! It's just that-well there's never been a human other than you here before. And it could really be a shock to the system. These kinds of things need to be done slowly. Sort of ease people into the idea. Lately weird things have been going on at a lab... I think it'd just look bad for now to just parade you around all willy nilly. Promise I'll make it up to you though. But just for right now lay low." Sullivan said then quickly rushed downstairs. He looked through the peephole on the door. Purple snakes hissed slightly. "Ceila?" He raised an eyebrow. Upon opening the door he could see it was Ceila and Mike. Mike was obviously too short to have been seen. "Uh hi, wha-what are you two doing out this late? Shouldn't you two love birds be in your nest?" He awkwardly laughed. Sullivan wanted to play it cool but his heart was pounding. He even recalledthe promise he'd made to Mike at the restaurant. If Mike found out that Boo was there he knew he wouldn't take it very well. Mike let himself in and Ceila did as well. "The truth is we know you've been feeling left out since Ceila and I started living together. We don't hang out as much as we used to. You live out here all alone... On the outskirts of the city. No pets, no girlfriend-" Mike was nudged by Ceila. "What googley bear is trying to say is we're sorry if we make you feel left out sometimes Sully. So to make it up to you I thought it'd be nice to let you and Mike have a sleepover this week. Starting tonight it can be a guys week for the both of you."

Sullivan stared at the both of them. Of all the nights why, of all people why him he wondered.