"Uh huh." Olive's voice was lower than it usually was, though she guessed that was better than being weirdly high-pitched out of nowhere. "No risk of embarrassment, or getting interrupted...or whatever."

Yep. Olive's nerves were even worse, now that she'd vocalized that, but she did manage to smile a little up at him. "So...hi."

Smooth, Penderghast.