"No harm or offence taken," Roshanak says, once she catches herself. It's not a bad slip, more of a sway than anything more dramatic, but it's startled her. She'd forgotten how much her hearing is dampened in this form, and with so much going on, so many different people and music...

"I am somewhat distracted myself, so I can hardly fault others for the same." Her expression, though, is sheepish: she should have been paying attention. Indeed, she has her kinswomen in her head, scolding her.