Alister, in fact, did not try to avoid her as she came over to talk to him. When she gave her praise, he simply turned towards her and shrugged. "Sure, I guess we did alright... could have done better though." he was honestly at something of a loss for what he should say, what he could say. He wanted to take the conversation in so many different directions, say so many different things that in the end, he ended up saying nothing at all.<br/><br/>...........................<br/><br/>Jillian paused in surprise when Anastasia leaned up against her, Jillian herself was still trying to find the answer to the same question that Anastasia was trying to work out, but she was being more cautious before, due to her knowledge about just how passionate she could really get over something. "Alright then, Anna. Consider it done." With that, she walked outside, and when the two of them were about halfway down the driveway towards Jillian's car, she heard the slight smacking noise of Anastasia's sandals. After she looked down at them, she chuckled a tiny bit. "You know, if you'd like we can swing by your place, and you can get on some proper shoes. Your call..."