Sumi's eyes widened as the overachieving student in her had a slight geek out over the information she just received. "Oh!" she replied enthusiastically, "What kind of science does she teach? Biology?" It was the first thing she said due to it being her favorite, since that is kind of what you have to study a lot when your end goal is being an animal doctor.
Of course, her reaction to the mother wasn't anywhere near the reaction she had to the nine year old girl. "That's adorable!" she exclaimed, "How advanced is she? Does she have any cats?" Then she realized that he was southern and acted like a cowboy, "Do you have any horses?"