Shionne still insisted she wasn't sneezing -- although when they kept doing it, she had to reluctantly admit that yes, she had sneezed. The shame of it all.

But Alphen - it was the strangest thing, the way she found herself seeking out his company -- even if she did occasionally ruin it by backing away from anything remotely similar to friendship.

Maybe it was less that she didn't want him to get close to her, and more accurately.. she didn't want to get too close to him. Except that was already... "So what are you going to do while we're waiting the rain out?" She asked instead, shying away from the thought of being too friendly with him.