Denholm Hawkesbury:
In a fair immitation of a Boston Blueblood drawl, Dash called out, "Oh Miss Mercy, Viktor, old chap - uh-ha - fancy a balloon flight over to The Continent?"
Mercy was too caught up with what she was doing when Denholm called out.
"Hum . . .," was all she said as she continued to work. She had all the innards set and was now working on a frame to keep it all in place.
Matthew Renfrew:
Matthew pauses momentarily when he notices the small 'bird machine' the young lady is working on. He approaches her hesitantly, his curiosity battling with his lack of confidence in addressing a lady, " Excuse me, Miss Kincaid?" he politely asks, " Is the machine one of your own design? I have a few cogs, wire and the like if you need." his interest so compelling, he boldly leans into her personal workspace for a better look at the design and/or any trace of the Cavorite element.
She did not even notice as Matthew leans over to see what she was doing. Again her response was,
"Hum . . ." She was too wrapped up in what she was doing at the moment to comprehend what was being said to her.
Stella Mulberry:
"Mercy, dear, what a clever contraption. Will you bring it along to Graustark?"
There was just something about Stella's voice that seemed to cut through her concentration.
"What," she says as she whipped her head about, nearly smacking her face into Matthew's body who was in her personal space.