Still a little flustered from his exuberant greeting, Aqua found her cheeks reddening slightly at the remark. "Oh. Um, thank you." Seizing her composure again, the woman fixed herself with a humble smile and accordingly bowed her head slightly. "Well, I lost about a month to that experiment. I wasn't in a state to make many friends." No one was, she was pretty sure.

"Can I ask your name?" She probably should have asked him that earlier (manners, she chided herself), but it had sort of slipped from the forefront of her mind in the sudden excitement.