Elle notes the shudder, logs it, and ignores it. Stacia doesn't need to be poked at right now, especially since they're not in a secure location. Emotional processing can be put off until later.

"If I don't have hot cocoa within the first ten minutes of arriving, I'm leaving a bad Yelp! review."

She tries not to imagine the luxuries a place as magical as The North Pole could provide. No point in getting ahead of herself.

Elle stands up. "Anything other information you think we need to cover? I don't think I have anything else, and I wanna snag a seat at the back of the line before someone else does."

She normally wouldn't be this trusting of a rescue like this, but if Bunny's vouching for it she can try to dial back her instinctive paranoia.

A bit.

She is absolutely going to snoop around for tricks or traps, but that's just good sense.