"Hardly. I was just complimenting your taste," Akiha argues back, as pointedly disinterested as she can manage. The truth is, while pervert is a bridge too far, she was... admiring her. Nico's a very lovely woman.

But she looks away, not fully turning around but staring a hole into the wall to her left. "There's no call to be so embarrassed, however. I was hoping you would help me change after you were done."