Echo wouldn't consider Gaia to be late (admittedly she had lost track of time), but brightened up considerably at her arrival. Pushing herself up off the couch, she moved as quickly as she could over to where Gaia stood to give her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. For the moment she was glad Narcissus hadn't made his appearance as of yet, since Gaia being here helped stiffen her resolve towards confronting him. Now was neither the time nor the place to do it, but with Gaia in her corner Echo knew when the time came she would have the strength to remain firm in her convictions.
Glancing at the gift, she was surprised by how big it was. Nodding, she quickly wrote out a response. 'Gaia, so good to see you. I'm doing well for now. Lorrie helped a lot, she had some good ideas!'