[It's fine, Haurchefant. You don't have to kiss the lizard.]
[Calliope scrunches up her shoulders and looks away in embarrassment, but she's still smiling very brightly. Really, she thinks he's being flattering, but Calliope can't help but appreciate being flattered for things like that. It's much better than having people insist she's actually good-looking when they have no actual basis for thinking so.]
Thank you so much! You're terribly sweet to say so.
And for the record, I don't know how old I am exactly. [Demeleier was weird.] But I am a teenager!