[ Hibiki really wasn't expecting anything, but if there's any consolation, this kind of reaction really isn't surprising to her either. It's like whenever she tries to glomp Chris and gets smacked for her efforts. Only this time, it's Hibiki slamming into Carol's barrier and her face comedically smushed against it. ]

N-Nn... sorry, just...

[ She pushes herself off of the barrier, relieving Carol of the sight of Hibiki's cheeks smushed against the mostly-transparent barrier. ]

I-I thought you were, like...! Y-Y'know! And now you're... you're here...!

[ It's obvious what word Hibiki is avoiding the use of, and it's not hard to understand why someone like her is now wiping at her now-watery eyes. ]

O-Oh! Um, of course! A-Ahh, where to start... um, so this is America? But like, not the America in our world? It's like, a different America. Not that I've really been to America before so like, I can't really compare, but...

[ ...she's trying her best, at least? ]