The man seemed disappointed about something for a moment, but it wasn't really in her nature to ask what. He was pretty much a stranger, after all.

Soma shook her head. "It doesn't hurt or itch, it's just there. The cold that apparently comes with it is worse. Probably an experiment they're performing on us. I don't want to find out what it is."

She shook his hand firmly, then began to move down the hall again, gesturing for him to follow. "I'm Soma Peries. Is that...a title where you come from?"