"Aha - ahahaha - " It's breathless, slightly hysterical laughter, because the alternative is crying or screaming. She takes a step back, gasping.

"Oh, golly, I know you meant well, but please don't take my feet off the ground."

Hand on a building. Okay, okay, it's all fine, it was just for the tiniest, tiniest moment and it's over and done with anyway, and he didn't mean anything by it. And now she should say something before it gets even more awkward.

" - my brother calls me Flower. After the skunk."