She smiled back a little shyly, and accepted the greeting a little stiffly--as if willing but unused to being touched. "Good, because I go a little nuts before meeting anybody new, let alone on a date." Practice date.

"Thanks. I um...I only have a few dresses but I try to go big, you know, for stuff that's important." Three shades of purple eyeshadow, check.

She went over and settled on the blanket a little artlessly, relieved to finally be here instead of preparing for "here". "So how're you doing?"