*has no idea whether they're still talking about spiders but can't help smiling and it's all pleasantly hazy now, anyway* I can see how that might get irritating after a while.
*slithers off her stool, facing you squarely, not taking her eyes off your face (...and your shoulders, and your arms...)* *thinks she must have been a very good girl this year* Okay, centered. Got it. Now what?