Claire returned the hug and kiss from her dad and smiled brightly. "Hey, Dad," she replied, stepping back to Priestly's side to offer silent support as he met her father - albeit a much younger version - for the first time. Once she was certain that Priestly wasn't going to flee in abject terror and that Noah wasn't going to say something that might make Priestly want to flee in abject terror, she turned to Peter just in time to be hugged by him.
"Thanks," she replied, also returning his hug before smiling brightly up at him. She didn't miss the look he gave Angela but she wasn't going to worry about it. Everyone was here, no one was evil or scary or being a jerk, and it was her birthday. All-in-all, things were going pretty well.
Turning back to Priestly, she gave him an encouraging smile before looking back to the rest of the group. "So... ice cream?" she exclaimed in barely concealed excitement.