[Deer? Deer. D e e r. Mash doesn’t reply right away, just sorta. Stares at the screen. She’s seen bipedal reindeer beasts before but they were just that - beasts. This was fascinating, really. … Okay, enough of that, though! Time to turn on the video feed. She opens with a warm smile.]

A masquerade, how exciting! I’ve never been to any sort of formal dance before. [Or an informal dance, for that matter.] There was a very lovely dress waiting for me when I arrived here - it’d be fun to have a chance to wear it.

… Ah, I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Mash Kyrielight, and while I can’t offer much in the way of suggestions, I’d be happy to help however I can with preparations!