"Maybe just a boost," Kay replied, or at least that was what she was trying to get across-- it was difficult to form a feasible sentence when there was a white paper bag garbling her words. She was able to pull herself up higher, but not by much, and it was more out of deference to someone else's pretty dress and not lack of athletic ability that she didn't just haul herself up haphazardly. As it was, she just continued to hang there and scramble for footing.

It had been said before that Kay Faraday wasn't your average girl, something her date probably knew, and would be reminded of several times before the date ended, most likely.