[Detective protagonists are pretty cool, he'll agree with you on that.]

You and your whole family, wow... if I was human, I'd probably want to be a detective too.

[He pauses for a moment, not sure how much he wants to elaborate. It's a crazy story that most people would find hard to believe even if it doesn't involve jumping into TVs.]

A few of my friends back home are detectives, and they're all good people. I've watched [and helped] them solve a mystery before too. So I can understand where you're coming from.