[Muffet seems totally unperturbed by the idea of making conversation while balancing on top of a carnivorous mobile plant, and replies with a pleasant smile:]

Oh, no, my dear pet is much more friendly. I just ran into one of these fellows and thought it might be worth a try.

I don't believe we've met before, are you a new arrival?

[It is about the time for them, she thinks, if the schedule she's been noticing so far is holding true.]