Oh, [I]now[/I] he was giving her attention.

Emiri crossed her arms, annoyed at Jaakuna. "[color=springgreen]Well, thank you for noticing my presence![/color]" She couldn't help but huff at him. "[color=springgreen]When that guy was practically drooling on me, all you wanted to do was be all buddy-buddy, but now that he's gone, you've remembered me being here, hmm?[/color]" She narrowed her eyes at him. "[color=springgreen]I'm surprised you didn't burst into tears the moment he vanished![/color]"

Meli chuckled, though as she watched the pair, she felt like something was slightly different about the brunette. "[color=yellowgreen]Not that I care to interrupt, but...did you get taller?[/color]" She couldn't help but ask.

"[color=springgreen]Among other things, though I finally got an explanation for that,[/color]" Emiri recalled Mitron's warning. "[color=springgreen]It's a good-news-bad-news sort of deal, but I'll take it for now.[/color]"