"The beach is great!" Juliet responded enthusiastically. "I love the feeling of sand between my toes and the salt water waves crashing on the shore. We usually had all kinds of parties in the summer out there. Another month and it'll be bikini weather."
"My music? I write and play country, bluegrass and some pop tunes, it kind of depends on what I'm in the mood for. I guess the music in Asgard would be pretty different from what we're used to here?" Talking about music was a good distraction, yes.
Of course she could end this form of torture quite easily by saying goodbye and walking off, but she couldn't quite bring herself to do it.