"I'm glad to hear it!" Mary exclaims. "Part of being this short is having joint pain very often."

She smiles a little at the offer to watch her perform. "That's nice of you to offer. Even if I don't take it on as a job, maybe I'll recite something for you on a special occasion."

It's not flirting, because she knows how uncomfortable that can make people when it comes to her, but he's been nice and let's face it, Mary's got eyes.