[ oh, phew. so it doesn't seem as though they're hiding away to be standoffish -- that, alone, makes pyra's expression warm up by a few degrees (and the temperature around her, with it). ]

I'd be happy to, if you wouldn't mind the company. ...I know sometimes things like this can be a little...well, you know.

[ she's no stranger to feeling overwhelmed when a lot of people are in the same place... ]