[She heads in, too restrained to skip or run. Serious matters mean serious walks.] Friendship materials! Which is mostly triple chocolate brownie ice cream. It's a foolproof method of dealing with any negative feeling a person could have.

[Mabel looks him over, inspecting him for signs of sadness. The outfit isn't as bad at it could be, which might be a good sign or a bad sign in terms of how he's taking care of himself. When she notices his hair, though, she grins.
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--are you rubbing balloons on your hair?