—now she feels rude. She hadn't noticed Ilde there before she spoke and now she wonders if it looks like she was trying to avoid her. She isn't; she just thought better of her idea at the last minute, still feeling too vulnerable to spend that much time out and about.

It'll be nice to see Ilde though, and she turns, smiling. "Ilde, hi." She looks markedly better than when Ilde saw her last, which is a plus, and when she moves back over and stills nearby it's easy, like she's gotten more used to the idea of the ship as a whole.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice you at first. If I had, I'd have stopped to chat." And she would have - even though she's largely in a quest for solitude recently she'd still a picture of earnest friendliness (mostly).