[Sorry, girl, Maria is kind of being all starry-eyed about this.]

That is so cool! Is it just a cosmetic change or did your hearing change, too?

[She gets enough of a grip on herself to answer her question, at least.]

Depends, I guess. I mean, my family's weird and different to begin with, so me being different totally wouldn't be a surprise to them. How does your family typically react to someone different?