Orihime's eyes narrowed very slightly. Her expression wasn't hostile but it was defiant, almost sad. She'd seen so many of those sharp smiles in the last while she thought she was going to be sick from it. She caught herself saying 'Yes' to the man in a flat tone, offering no more and no less than what she was asked.

"W-" She hesitated, suddenly not wanting to talk about her friends in front of the man. It didn't help that he didn't feel human. "- I didn't get very far from the hallway. I think I'd get lost anyway. Did you have much luck?"