"What a relief," Klaus replied, to the fact that the moon remained intact more so than the her selection of French vanilla coffee. He gathered the welcome package selections together and then rang them up at a discount. He'd clear that with Alexis later, but it seemed appropriate and either way, Klaus agreed with the adage that it was better to ask forgiveness than permission.
(Sometimes repeatedly.)
"And you know, life. It happens that way. One minute you're on a bus, the next minute you're in Vietnam, and then suddenly you're here. Blink and you miss it. So what were you doing before you ended up in Vallo, land of the killer bunnies?"