Belle and open!
"Well, he seems pretty serious and I'm not sure why he'd want to come to a beach party," Vanille admitted. She was at least world wise enough to lower her voice down from its usual decibel level.
She looked over at him, her smile not fading at all despite her assessment of his being there today, "But he's real nice to give me a chance like this. And I think he takes his family pretty seriously. That's the most important thing."