Thalia wasn't ready to let go of her sister just yet, ["No, I haven't seen them yet but I sent emails to Polyhymnia and Euterpe and a letter to Melpomene."] She finally let go of Calliope and stepped back to look at her wanting to make sure she was not dreaming.
["I saw Apollo and Hermes, I was sending text messages to Apollo when you knocked... he will be so surprised you are here."] She wasn't sure how he would react to that surprise, he had been acting so strangely when she had met him in the supermarket.