She halfway saw that one coming, of course, but chuckles politely.  "I guess I have the opposite problem...it's really easier for me to deal with mundanes than Shadowkind, most times."  Ali blinks, taken aback at the gnome's comment about intimacy.  "I'm, uh, sorry to hear that.  But you're not the only gnome in the world...I'm sure you'll find someone."