Admittedly she's kind of surprised when Joel strikes up a conversation. It's good, right? Hopefully he's been integrating himself more with the merry band of misfits that island hop together. Either way, Chloe's content to indulge in some chitchat.

"How have you been, Joel?" she asks, all perfectly pleasant and like they're not stuck in a world where any means of magical mischief can strike at any moment. In the midst of chaos, one must seek to make calmness where one can. "This is all..." She peers down into the bag holding her festive treasures. It is a lot. It hadn't seem quite so excessive when she was picking bit after bit up at the various stalls.

"Well... some of it is for a gingerbread house," she half explains, half justifies. "And some is..." Examining her wares again, she picks out a package of star shaped cookies wrapped in clear cellophane and tied up with a red ribbon. Offering it to him, she smiles. "...just because."