Even the densest of the group was picking up on the awkward tension, staring at the pair and wondering what was going on between the two of them. Shionne was starting to notice the less than subtle stares from the others, and tensed for a few seconds, looking at her bowl, almost empty of stew.

Right, this was going to be impossible while she and Alphen were having this issue. Although she didn't know how to fix it. She never had this problem when she was alone! .... for obvious reasons.

Annoyed, she set the bowl down a little harder than she needed to, startling Law. "Alphen." Guess she's the one to explode!