"Huh?" Sonja said, not looking up. She kept scribbling at something until she finished her thought. A few seconds later, she remembered that someone had asked her something and looked up.

"Oh! Valdis, hi." She didn't think she'd seen Valdis in her- human form? That was a weird thing to think about. She hadn't seen Valdis as a woman in awhile.

"Nothing much. Giving that 'polite and respectful' thing a try."