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Maybe it was the pink color of her iris' which made it look especially like she was in a moment of panic, but then it was also the whole expression on her face. Excitement, no doubt, and pleasure too but vague panic also. "Fancy clothes? Like, where are we goin'?" She grinned, suddenly and looked at him with surprise on her face. "It's stupid, I know it's but that sounds dead nice, Arlo." But fancy clothes? Vega had never worn any such thing and she wondered now if there was a place on Scalvoris that sold them. How odd, Vega thought to herself, that she should be so pleased at the thought of going out on a date with him. This was Arlo after all. But she did feel pleased, she had to admit it and moreso when he said that it would be a first for him. "Really? You've never taken' a girl on a date before? Charmin' young man like you, 'ow come?" She was teasing, mostly, although she had to admit to being a little surprised ~ as well as a little bit pleased at that news, not that she'd admit it.
Well, if he couldn't stop glowing, then why had he started it, she asked, sharply, but the concern on her face was very genuine as she asked it. She sounded sharp, but she was quite obviously worried. Taking hold of his hand, Vega had a frown on her face, even as he told the story. "Arlo, you could'a died." Her eyes searched his and her frown darkened. Listening to the story of it all, though, Vega couldn't hide just how proud of him she was. "You're some clever, Arlo, you know that?" It sounded in fairness like they'd all been, Vega said. Solving puzzles and that kind of thing? She didn't say it, but she was glad that he had people with him who could be useful in that sort of thing.
But when he explained that this was U'frek's mark on him, Vega looked at him with vivid green eyes, shot through with gold. "Arlo. That's amazin' that is." She looked positively amazed and absolutely delighted. "I.. jus' wow." She leaned forward and kissed him, "you've got to go one better, don't you? You've always been jealous of my glowin', an' now you do it in colours." Vega shook her head, amazement and delight mixing in her expression, but it was pride which shone out of her. "I'm right pleased for you," she whispered, then she grinned at him wickedly. "Though, I think we should do a proper scientific investigation of this glowy aura, you know. I mean, there are questions," her arm wrapped around his waist and she whispered into his ear. "Is it all over, fer example. I migh' need to check that." No, she thought, she was never winning any awards for flirting but then, he'd get the general idea, she was sure.
