Valorie was stunned more than she was hurt. Her forehead and nose took the brunt of the impact but the ache would eventually cease. It was nothing that she couldn't handle. Once she had finished cursing, she rallied herself to return to her feet but was interrupted by the thud of the cabin door.<br/><br/>Needless to say, Valorie was immediately offended by Vern's berating, she was not accustomed to being told off. Vern's voice began to attract other spectators. The sudden realization that her fall was becoming public knowledge washed over her; embarrassed, she tucked her head in and hid behind the curtain of hair despite the most recent hair tips she had received. She tried to apologize but couldn't get a word over Vern's rant and so decided to wait until they were finished.<br/><br/>The more people gathered, the hotter her cheeks grew. Valorie could feel their burning eyes, judging her clumsiness, on her skin. As her embarrassment increased, the grasshopper on her shoulder grew frantic. She hushed the creature and secured it in her cardigan pocket. Hastily she took Vern's hand and stood up. Before she could finally respond, the daughter of Odin weighed in her discontent. Valorie's cheeks grew redder.<br/>"I just wanted to come to grips with the place," she mumbled amongst all the yelling. "I don't know my way around yet."<br/><br/>Her frustration grew as a sword fight erupted. 'All this hassle over a little bump against a wall', she thought, sighing heavily. She hurried out the way. As the sword fight accumulated an even larger audience, Valorie's anxiety had reached its peak. The grasshopper flew from her pocket, along with it gather a small swarm of insects -whom she had 'acquainted' herself with on her arrival- that circled around her. The insects instinctively formed a barrier around her.<br/>"Enough, that's enough," she called out. "I'm sorry I woke everyone, please, just stop."