Scary monsters

Melina is absolutely obsessed with scary monsters lately. Here's a conversation we've had oh, say, 985 times:

M: One day?
J: *sigh*
M: One day?
J: What do you want a one day about?
M: A scarrrrry monster!
J: And what did the scary monster do?
M: He ate Melina all up!

I mean, how many times can you hear that story and still find it fascinating? For me, the answer is two, but for Melina, infinity is not enough. Also, now that her imagination is really taking off, she is afraid of monsters whenever she enters an empty room, which usually means that she has to be accompanied by an adult. And she's also afraid (in a fascinated sort of way) of her da-da when he enters "monster mode." Basically, Melina's invisible world is peopled with green furry monsters with three eyes who want to *eat her all up.*