He'd been running around like a mad thing, and she hadn't wanted to disturb him, but it was really nice of him to actually stop and say hello in person. She was already feeling less like overcooked spinach, and smiled up as cheerfully as ever.

"Hello, Doctor! Oh, no, I'm just fine, thank you, but I did want to thank you for allowing us to sort of invade en masse. I mean, this is a lot of people all coming to visit at once."