European Intelligence Officers and Fluffy Pink Clouds

From the latest in the Mingling in the CIA series – Annie Goes Overseas:

…Andrej poured a glass of wine as he attempted to explain the Basque-French menu to Annie.

Basque? Where is that? Is that some kind of fish?

She tried to disguise her confusion and appear enthralled with every word coming out of Andrej’s mouth. It actually wasn’t difficult; his accent made her feel like she was enveloped in a fluffy pink cloud. She grabbed the wine glass and took a large gulp of the very expensive French wine he had just poured for her. He was so elegant, so charming, so European