Ami sits up, and Elleru does the same, though her eyes remain on her companion, her expression softening in confusion. Perhaps uprights are not that social when grooming, the way her kind are -- the books she's read have been scant on the details of what to do in situations with casual acquaintances, as they were more focused on people who either already knew each other, or got to know each other very quickly.

She mimics Ami out of habit, brushing her hair behind her ear, as well. "It was... too forward? It is common to preen among my people." She probably should have found a more upright-appropriate word to use than preen, but she forgets herself for a moment as she blushes, embarrassed. "I apologize."