"BORING," Sally declared. "Survival instincts are for people who don't want to make friends with mysterious powerful beings. Now SHH, the movie's starting and this is the important part where Lilo explains what 'Ohana' means—"
The next two hours passed in a blur of animated films, increasingly ridiculous pizza consumption (Drakar tried the dessert pizza and declared it "an abomination in the best possible way"), and Sally's running commentary on everything.
"See, Stitch is destructive but he LEARNS," she explained during Lilo & Stitch. "He finds a family that accepts him and he becomes BETTER. That's the MESSAGE. Found family is REAL family—"
"We understand the message," Alex said.
" Do you REALLY? Because I feel like you need to internalize this—"
By the time they'd watched both movies, plus half of another one Sally insisted was "essential viewing," the sun had set and Alex's phone showed it was nearly 8 PM.
Five hours into their 24-hour Earth visit.
