[Daughter of a mayor makes sense. She seems very diplomatic, Max thinks. Good with people.

...and, Max is, uh, a mostly normal girl, but Kairi doesn't need to know about her freaky time powers. She's not even sure she still has them. She hasn't tried using them since she got here.]

Hugs are good. I tend to do that with friends too.

[Her smile falters here, and she looks off to the side. Mentioning friends...]

I guess I'll have to get used to hugging new people for a while.