[That is Calliope's thought process and she is sticking to it, even in the face of unrelenting friendship.]
[She looks at the dress again, holding it up between careful claws. Honestly, she's extremely skeptical, but she's not about to completely reject her friend's present. Maybe she can just wear it over to visit the alphas. But even then...]
You're terribly sweet to say so, love! But that would still leave my arms quite bare.