Patience's grin widened when she saw her friend. She didn't mind Maddy's excitable personality at all, quite the contrary; it was lovely and refreshingly upbeat. She didn't even need to eat ice cream to feel a bit sugar high when Maddy was around.
"For you, of course," she said happily, handing over the flowers once Maddy's hands were free. The puffskein was adorable, and she would normally go to pet it, but this time something gave her pause. Could animals sense the new beast inside her that came out once a month?
It wasn't that she was going to let the new part of her identity hold her back, but she was very curious about it. She didn't have to test that theory on Madge just yet, though. Looking about, she surveyed the beginnings of the collage with interest and leaned down to pick up one of the clippings. "Oh, this looks like it's going to be lovely."