It may be for the best that they aren't talking to each other's faces yet. Garrot spends that eight second gap just sputtering, and then, well.

"Not yet!!!
Not until my friend gets back!!!!
And my pants stay on!! I need the pockets!!!"

There's about three seconds of pause, and then the messaging continues.

"Thank you for being a helpful and cool monster and not killing us send message oops wait"