"Hm, that's good advice.  I'll try and be extra cheerful with them."  This promise of joyousness to come was delivered slowly and with a thoughtful frown, as Katie tried to imagine what being ferried into a warzone would feel like.  The most dangerous thing she'd ever done was teenage shoplifting, so it wasn't easy for her to relate.  "Maybe I should look this Michael guy up.  How would I get hold of him?"