'I love hugs from handsome pirate superheroes,' she told Ben quite seriously as she hugged him. It was nice to hug someone that hugged back, she thought. Most of the time right now, hugging Polly was more trying to hang on to her for a few seconds while she struggled to get down.
'Thank you,' she smiled. 'Girls are supposed to smell nice. It's written down somewhere,' she confided as if it were secret information she was sharing. 'And thank you! I love flowers!' she added as she took the little bouquet and buried her nose in them. 'They're beautiful!'
She watched as Ben greeted Polly. Polly grinned and shouted, 'Haaaaeeee!' She looked quite proud of herself. Pansy's stomach lurched for a moment, knowing what Polly was saying, but she immediately told herself anyone else would just think it jibberish. 'That's fine praise,' she told Ben. 'Most people just get noed at!'
She stood and hugged Terry, not letting him go immediately as she brushed off his comment. 'That's just because they haven't thought about you in the right light, yet!' She gave him a conspiratorial smile and added, 'But if it makes you more comfortable....'