Brushing the dirt off his butt, Vale turned to the curly haired man with an embarrassed smile. "No problemo!" Vale laughed as he watched the dog that licked him rush off at Yoska's command. Sliding his hand into his long sleeve slightly, Vale wiped his cheek of any slobber the dog had left behind. Hearing a disgruntled (as he thought)Huo, Vale quickly turned to face her while raising a hand for a wave. "Yo' Huo!" he spoke cheerfully. A small amount of anxiety was growing in his stomach as he realized just how eventful his 'uneventful planned store run', was becoming.

[i]'Maybe a quick chat with a familiar face will calm me down.'[/i] Vale thought as he approached, who he thought was Huo. "Neat... uhm, Weather we have today, right?" Vale spoke awkwardly as he usually did when he had nothing to talk about. Placing a finger on the bridge of his glasses, Vale pushed them up closer to his eyes to better see his surroundings. As he did this, he noticed that something looked slightly off about Huo, maybe it was the expression on her face or maybe it was her stance, Vale couldn't quite put his finger on it.