Bearclaw Valley i don't know how many more da-da-dums i can take

She hadn't really intended on any company but Laurel knew that Blondine was one of her sister's good friends and so she didn't want to be rude. She turned 'round to look at Blondine's friendly approach and her tail wagged a few lone beats before falling silent as she watched the woman approach. "Hey," said Laurel and the briefest of smiles flashed across her face. She wasn't too sure what else to say; her mood wasn't really in the region of 'cheerfully chilling' or 'getting to know her sister's friend' but she wanted to make the best of it.

To fill the void and give herself some extra time to think Laurel leaned down to the water again and lapped at the cool liquid, hoping she'd find something good to say during her drink.