Still wary of him, Sheena stepped back when he rose out of reflex. Like him, Sheena was more comfortable in her regular attire, but she had come here to fulfill a promise, not fight, so had opted for something that seemed to fit that bill better.

Although, don't let the pants fool you, Albel. She still has plenty of movement in those things for kicking and anything else she might have to do. And he'd see that she didn't particularly need armor anyway. It slowed a ninja down.

She caught that moment of hesitation in his compliment and nearly exploded, but reminding herself why she was here, she took it with a smile.

"Thanks. So do you." And she meant it, too.

Hey, even jerks could look nice, you know?