Aaaaaaand of course, Rialynn's attention zeroed right in on his instrument. She tipped her head, curious. It looked like an accordion, but the buttons were slightly different. "Hey, this is new, isn't it?" She pointed at it, lifting her gaze to look at his hardened face curiously.

Oh, er... Maybe she was ruining his focus. Rialynn straightened quickly and cleared her throat. "Well, I guess we can talk about it afterward."

Even if she really, really could use the distraction to keep from yanking on her bandanna or tapping her foot anxiously.