[ Her only response to his totally not suspicious twitching is to squeeze his fingers. Yep, it's definitely still Eridan, at least as far as she's concerned. He hasn't magically morphed into some other troll, and she smiles all the brighter for it. ]

I love it here! It's so pretty, and there's so many friends here, and humans! They're pretty nifty! So don't be so grim. Why don't we just go for a walk instead?