"As I keep telling you, my name is Brainiac 5, not this 'Doogie' you seem to think-" he would have continued further, but then Elle was in front of him, entirely too close for his liking and pressing her hands against his body in a way that he was unfamiliar with. He knew humans preferred physical contact to strengthen social bonds - it had taken him some time to become used to the concept since leaving Colu - but this was an entirely different form of contact than anything else he'd experienced during his time with the Legion.

He stared at Elle, torn between trying to understand and catagorise her actions and his body's natural responses - his face was becoming heated again, heart rate was elevated, and his skin was increasingly sensitive to the touch - or backing away from her. The contact was far too intimate by Coluan standards, but then most of his interactions with the Legion fell under the same category there. However he didn't feel comfortable with someone he knew nothing about getting so close, so he instead opted for an intermediate response.

"What are you doing?" His voice had apparently also been affected, sounding much more nervous and uncertain than he would have liked.