"Thank you," Odessa responds graciously, moving to the closet to hang up Irene's (frankly enviable) coat. With her back turned to the other woman, she bites down on a grin, feeling at once satisfied with herself and all aflutter about... Something she shouldn't be, really. Also with her back turned, she rolls her eyes. Just at herself.

She thinks to fill the silence, "You're too kind." She moves then toward the staircase that leads up from the mostly empty entry. "After you."