It's sometimes a terrifying thing to look for a new apartment, especially when you've just come from a bad experience in a bad area, just like Melissa. From her first impression, she's sees Monika as a good roommate, a fairly normal situation - Until she stands up to show her around! Monika is huge compared to little Melissa, towering overhead, like a giant statue! At once Melissa feels the safety and assurance that Monika will provide, and Monika thinks she's cute and could probably get a lot of the lower floor cleaning done.