( Nico doesn't get a chance to comment on the cute curl of his tail as it starts to wag — all of a sudden he's off! She has to hand it to the guy, his enthusiasm is pretty endearing, and by the time he returns Nico has gathered up the majority of her runaway scrap. )

Oh — hey, you weren't kidding about being close, huh?

( She lifts her armful. )

You hold it open, I'll dump it in?