Reeza smiled politely to Arsenio, noting the youth had taken a defensive posture as she'd revealed his identity. She silently chided herself as she realized not everyone holds the same respect for the living doll she held. 

She had also made a promise to his father, that if anyone threaten Arsenio, she'd educate them on the respect the creation deserved. She gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze as Lorelei stood beside them, the false-life doll standing patiently beside the pair. She whispered quietly to Arsenio as she placed her hands in front of herself once again. 

"Be calm, sometimes to be like the rest of them, we simply need to belong..." Reeza felt the same as the young creation did most times, yet without the excuse of being a creation. She had taught herself how to interact with the others through experimentation, practice, understanding and trying once again. She felt a kinship with Arsenio, often relating more to him then many denizens of Gearsport. Thus, he was always a welcome sight in any situation. 

As Lady Alyssana came up to greet Reeza, she felt her face flush a deep crimson beneath her mask. Thankful for the full mask would prevent her face betraying her own emotions she bowed her head to Alysanna. "Thank you Lady Alysanna, your complement is most welcome. Yet I'm not sure what need the captain needs of me.." The fact that Alysanna remembered Reeza's name had slightly caused the young dollmaker to feel flustered at the complement. 

Memories of the alchemy class came flooding back to Reeza, before the creation of Lorelei and her invention of the Core system that allowed her dolls to create their false-life. She was often on the receiving end of many of the more fortunate girls of the Finishing School. Being the only girl who still took a doll with her where ever she went resulted in many harsh words being sent her way, and the occasional prank being played at her expense. 

That was the case for this particular class, when a student had placed a melting orb of an unknown substance in Reeza's alchemy table. At the time, the strawberry blonde dollmaker was carefully preparing her station when an explosion from her experiment sent her to the floor gasping for air. A cloud of laughter erupted around her as Reeza tried to clear the strange pink substance from her eyes. As she slowly got to her feet, she realized the strange sludge had interacted with her hair, dying it the same bright pink. Feeling heavy tears well up around her eyes, she tried her best not to give them the satisfaction...

She heard a solid clicking of someone stepping to her station, Reeza kept her head down to try and hide her tears. A clear voice struck out beside her. "How dare you laugh," the voice of Lady Alysanna cut through the laughter, silencing the class. A slender hand reached down to help Reeza to her feet. "don't let them grind you down, besides," the slender lips curled into a small grin. "I think the color suits you," Alysanna commented before addressing the class about what the penalty for foolishly mixing certain elements incorrectly. Reeza sat quietly, her own breakdown was shorted out. She looked at a stray lock of the newly colored hair with a bit of pride afterwards.

So needless to say, Reeza was left a little stunned by Lady Alysanna paying attention to her exploits. 

As the couple introduced themselves, Reeza curtsied back. Lorelei, noticing her mistress had greeted these newcomers mimiced the pose as her false-life programming instructed her. "Thank you, I am Reeza Valarios, the Lady of Dolls." She gestured to her creation, "this is Lorelei." The doll's eyes seemed to shimmer as it acknowledged the woman.