"I can do that if you'd like," Mandy said, balancing precariously on whether she would be able to refrain herself otherwise. She probably wouldn't. She does get rather excited.
"That's splendid," she said with a smile as Alicia's excitement, "You've got yourself a bloke to show off to, now?" she asked, rather bluntly. That's how Mandy always asked things.
"Oh, my trip, oh lord," she said, recalling the events. It had been tedious, but very much rewarding, "Two month expedition! Searching for this Angar's tongue. It's sticky properties are supposed to be a protective sort of salve for wounds. They're looking into other possibilities, and wanted to study it more. This time we only brought back a few samples but I think we'll be going on another one soon to study how it thrives, how it'll fair in a different climate," she rambled, rather integrated into it.