Penny hadn't expected tears, and she had no idea how to deal with them. She could barely deal with her own emotions, and suddenly she was dealing with Marlene's as the girl sobbed in her arms. The only thing she could think of to do was pat Marlene on the back and go [color=f7976a]"there there"[/color] which seemed lame even to her. So she just stayed hugging Marlene, waiting it out.

Eventually she said [color=f7976a]"why don't you two get some food, you can even order room service if you don't want to go out"[/color]