Wasn't expecting the hug, but doesn't push them away. Lays its hands on theirs. "ᴏʜ, ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ."

"ɴᴏɴꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ. ɪᴛ'ᴅ ʙᴇ ɴᴏ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ. ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇꜱ, ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇꜱꜱ. ɴᴏ ꜱʜᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴜɴꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ." Helping travellers is a classic fare of its, so it would gladly take the chance to get her back in the right direction.

"ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ? ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ." Senses their desire for closeness, so does its best to sound comforting.

"ɪ'ᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢ. ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ?" Smiling broadly. How nice of them to do such a thing. As sweet, if not moreso than the cookies they hold.

The entity would walk up, dressed in usual longcoat, though with collar up and a black umbrella to compliment the outfit. Heading to the edge of the awning, waving with free hand. "ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴄᴀꜱᴛ?"

Desires are an easy thing to sense for it, so them practically 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 for attention...it was easy for it to oblige. Arms wrap around them in warm embrace. "ꜱᴜʀᴘʀɪꜱᴇ ʜᴜɢ. ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ."

"ɴᴏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ᴍᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ." Inhuman thrum just behind regular tones, detectable especially at this distance but...keeps hold, letting them take all the affection they'd like.

There's a small creak from the stool next to them, a gloved hand set on the table. similar glass, same whiskey materialises to be sipped once. "ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ?"

It's...awake. And, it made some coffee for the [READER]!

Big smile! Human form, so a regular amount of teeth. Embraces Ripley with little hesitation. "ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ! ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀɢᴇ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ɴɪᴄᴇ ʜᴜɢ."

"ᴡᴇʟʟ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ. ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄꜱ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ, ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇꜱꜱ." Balancing immortal and mortal perceptions was difficult, but it got the message across, at least.

"ᴏʜ, ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɴᴏ ʙɪᴛᴇ. ʜᴏᴡ'ᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴇɴ?" Doesn't make an attempt to remove them...

"ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀ!" The entity has spawned a wonderful array of fireworks for it and [READER] on the new year! Though, if they're not a fan of the sounds or brightness, it's provided some noise-canceling headphones, and/or sunglasses.