[i]Little one, huh? Oh well, nothing I can do about that. Not.. within reason, anyway.[/i] Eve mused to herself, looking between Yumi and Sinmara. With her power, the form and composition was no mystery, but she had to figure people out the old fashioned way, piecing bits together through painstakingly slow observation. [i]Red skinned girl an adrenaline junkie, maybe? Hopefully not just a junkie in general. Blonde speech is kinda broken or simplified. Undereducated or learning disability I'd guess. Straightforward and well meaning enough, I suppose. And judging by those weapons, no, more the attitudes, gotta be two of our class' front-liners. Gonna be putting them back together a lot. Great.[/i] Eve sighed and tried to keep up a smile.

"Eve. Evie or just V is fine, too." Behind Yumi Eve noticed Sinmara's dramatic shift in mood, and she inclined her head that way. "Your, ah, new friend looks a bit down, Yumi."

Eve didn't so much feel concerned, many people she knew were emotionally or mentally unstable like that, rather she hoped to redirect Yumi's energy away from herself. If she was being honest with herself she wanted the owlish girl all to herself for the moment. A bit underhanded and selfish, but Eve had long ago stopped trying to waste the energy on being a 'good' person. Other than the surface act she put on. Besides, that surprise comment from Penny's sphere demanded her full attention, having already pulled an amused smirk from her.

"You can be honest, it's a bit much. It's [i]supposed[/i] to be." She chuckled lightly. "But I appreciate the compliment. I did at least try to make the colors and patterns coordinated. Even if it doesn't last through one fight it's nice to know I'll look good during."

She took a step closer, intruding into Penny's personal space a little, but her body language was relaxed, non aggressive. More like she was curious, which was true enough. She barely had to bend down to inspect the self proclaimed assistant, Gyro. Penny was not a giant like the others but she still had several inches on Eve. Her eyes were on the machine but she was also observing the other girl in her peripheral. She hoped Penny was Gyro's engineer, for a number of reasons, none of which she intended to reveal.

"Mm, Valentine. My surname. Pleasure to meet you, miss Macarthur." It wasn't a lie, to Eve's small credit. And even though Gyro asked, it was clearly Penny that Eve responded to. "Did you make it yourself?"