As Ren's hand slid into her and his fingers wound between hers she could feel an uncomfortable feeling rising up in her. Despite everything that was going on, all she could think about in that moment was how attractive this stranger was and her awareness of how close to her his body was. For a moment she simply stared at him, both thankful and embarrassed. She was torn from her thoughts by his question. 

"Huh? Oh, uh, no, he uh, well-" Again she was cut off by Jimmy.

"Gahhhhhhhh! [i]BOYFRIEND?[/i]? You don't have a boyfriend! I would know if you did!" He paused mid sentence, quivering in anxiety as he noticed the blonde man's viscous expression and his hand ready on his pokeball. Jimmy may have been a little eccentric and borderline insane but he was not stupid; this trainer had a look of victory about him and there was no way Jimmy's team of a nidoran, rattata and magikarp were going to stand a chance against him. "Buuuuuuut, I don't want any problems. I mean, I would never want to cause my beautiful Skye to get stress wrinkles on her flawless, perfect skin....YOUR! [i]Your[/i] beautiful Skye! Was what I meant..." He trailed off for a moment, gazing creepily at Skye before snapping back into the conversation at the second notice of Ren. "Well! Any [i]friend[/i] of Skye's is a friend of mine! Uh, look, why don't you just take what you need, on the house? Yeah! My treat! You haven't accepted any of my birthday presents for you in the last 13 years so this can be a great big gift from me to you, maybe you'l think of me on your journey?" 

There was no way she was taking anything from his for free, she had always hated the idea of debt and the concept of owing this insane man any favors bothered her to the core. "No, no I couldn't possibly do that. And if you knew me at all you'd know I couldn't. Please, just allow us to purchase our goods and leave. We're already running late, and my darling Ren here doesn't like tardiness, now do you babe?" She curled herself around his arm, resting her head on his shoulder for effect as she gave a (just slightly) snide smile to Jimmy. It was so refreshing to not feel vulnerable to the odd shopkeep. "Now if you'll excuse us." She dragged Ren down the isles, quickly collecting her necessities before slapping down a large pile of bills on the counter, enough to pay for her own and Ren's goods as well. "Keep the change, goodbye!" 

Before Jimmy could lift the bills to inhale her scent they were out the door. Skye broke free of Ren's hold, though reluctantly, and sat down on a bench a few few away. Korra lept up on her lap and began licking her hands in a soothing manner. After taking a few moments to recollect herself, she looked over to Ren. She gazed directly into his eyes, so thankful for what he had done. "Thank you." Came her voice in a sincere tone.