[ instantly, with a perfectly cheerful tone and expression: ]

Bizarre and grotesque? Well, I'm sure you'd know!

[ anyway,

Monika will note the missing fire striker, humming as she sets the basket down to go through the cabinet more thoroughly. ]

... this is so strange ... who here would know magic well enough to use these things?

[ She'll glance past the cabinet. Is there anything else in the lab that's interesting? ]