Not dwelling on things was pretty much Glitch's primary defense mechanism, and it had been employed with gusto in this situation. There was no weirdness here, and he was going to go right on telling himself that.

"Oh, this old thing?" he replied, then turned in place so it could best be admired. "I I was thinking of something festive and ended up with this." He stopped preening and gave her a smile. "You look great too! I'm glad you came. I wasn't sure if you would but but I'm glad you did."