Oh wait. Right. She looked at her and slapped her forehead. "Augh, I know what it might be in part. You're blonde. They used to get so weird because I was blonde." She grunted sourly and shook her head. In her day, it was because of the relations to the Ainu, probably. "They don't mind blondes across the ocean. I remember hearing that. Whatever. I like your hair. Wish mine was that lustrous. Light hair's fine. It's different. It stands out."

She blinked. Wait, had she just... uh... well, she'd been complementing her. She'd always done that because it gave her excuses to be jealous, but she guessed maybe that made her smile a little? "Uh, yeah... sure. No problem, I guess? I'm not used to being the one who gets thanked for saying something nice, heh."