Vincent’s blush intensified as she brushed his cheek. Backing up against a nearby wall, he began stuttering “L-look I made a deal with Alice and and I really need to find her so I can keep by end of the bargain and…”  He continued to stammer as he tried to come up with an excuse  that would let him leave without angering the young woman and  get himself injured in the case that she was really some kind of dangerous being in disguise.