> Chuckle a bit ourselves.
> "Of course."
> Look around a bit, to check for people.
> "This does naturally assume you are by yourself out here, though."
> Give Meiling a meaningful look.
>You look around, and don't see anyone. Oh, there's Elise, trundling along the eastern wall. But aside from a basset hound, there's no one.
>She blinks, and seems a bit confused. Then says, "Oh! Well, yeah, just us."
>_