fourth new york minute;
[Faye]
[her voice is bright and casual, the same one she picks up when she's trying to be sneaky. She's assuming any female friend of Barney's is a Robin-type, which means this is going to be like pulling teeth, but she promised Barney she would try, so.]
Hi!
You don't know me, but I think you know a friend of mine. Barney Stinson? I thought I'd, I don't know, introduce myself, say hi, you know.
My name's Lily.
[sup gurl, pokin' her nose into your business, whatev]
---------
[and the rest is dictated in what is unmistakably that overly patient tone a teacher uses with her kindergartners in time out. Yeah, she's amused]
And what did we learn today? If you see a strange animal that could also be a portal into space, what do you do?