John! [she won't admit it, but she's happiest to see him]

I heard a bit, yeah. Terrible, absolutely awful. ... How was it fun, though? I'd think it'd have been terrifying. Come get those biscuits yourself and I can take you for tea to go with, so you can tell me about it? And that campus thing, too? I know it's silly to say, all things considered, but I missed your face.

[there's a warmth to it that the other two are far more lacking in most days]