Clark's touch is soothing on a basic level, promoting healing instead of harm, so she leaves her head where it is and watches the lion cub grow up -- as a vegetarian, no less. This strikes her as intimately funny, resulting in a quiet round of giggling.

So, too, does the meerkat's motto. "I'm gonna find a tee shirt with Hakuna Matata on it," Eirene murmurs after the big song and dance routine, idly stroking her hand up and down his calf.