As pleasant as the greeting was, Barb had been turned the other way and she spun, covering her mouth as she held back a scream. However, it only took her a split second to realize she was looking at a fairly regular-looking girl, and in her utter relief, she hurried to close the step or two between them and hugged her. She didn't even know what to say, she was just so relieved to see someone else. Stupidly, she just let the first thing that came to mind slip out. "Oh, my goodness, I'm being rescued by a princess in vinyl shorts."