Karina stared at the man who had just spoken. He seemed nice... but a bit weird. Then, realizing that it was her turn to speak, the girl jumped up, suddenly eager to introduce herself. After all, the girl did have a lot of practice doing that to all of her parents' friends.
"Hi!" Karina spoke softly but cheerfully, remembering what her father had told her about making a good first impression... the only thing she was worried about now was the big, scary man and the lady she had bumped into- the man didn't seem to like her at all, for no reason, and it wasn't very nice to bump into the lady. The girl tried to keep a natural smile on her face as she continued," I'm called Karina! I'm 11 years old, and I have a lot of pets; I really like puppies, 'cause they're cute, but I only have- had, i mean, one..."
Bringing up Plinky ' death wasn't very great for the girl's smile; the forced expression had turned into a sort of twisted grimace. "Um, yeah... That's all, I think. Oh! And also, I've only been a vampire - thingie for a few months, so please don't get mad at me if I accidentally make some mistakes!"