[Qubit regards her carefully, and Elleru smiles in return, humming as she basks in his momentary attention, no matter what the true reason is for it.]

You have been a very interesting study. You are such a... puzzle? Con... no, conundrum. So unwilling to wear any color but his own at the party, but here you are without it, as if it is no longer important. So busy helping others, but does not want help himself. So informative on many subjects, but so... shy about intimacy.

[Her expression hardens just a hair — her tone and the soft crook of her mouth says she's teasing, but there is a legitimate sense of scrutiny in her eyes — so sharp, vibrant, and definitely inhuman upon any closer inspection — as she studies his face.]