[ it's okay, diva, everyone except garry is... It takes him a second to catch his breath and reply to her. ]

This certainly seems awkward enough to me! [ Being carried this way didn't make him less tall!! However, he seems to have put aside the awkwardness of being squished this close to her aside for now in favor of not flying out of her arms at sound-barrier-breaking speeds. Thank goodness for that. And for her actually asking if he was ready to go - that might have given her more points in his mind if the whole situation wasn't ridiculous already. ]

I... I suppose I'm ready. I can't believe we're doing this... T-take it easy on me, okay?!