Being brought into the setting was warm, comfortable, and Rose felt a little tug in her heart at the realization that she was wanted. It was something she hadn't allowed herself to feel when she was working with UNIT and Torchwood and all of the things that parallel universes had meant. Sure, she was doing a job, but getting attached was dangerous. Now, here, everything was different and that was good.
"River, I'm glad to meet you," she said, and when Rose smiled it was warm and genuine. The girl seemed uneasy, but the last thing Rose was going to do was make her uncomfortable intentionally.