Stone/Juliette
"Do I often neglect to look where I'm going?" she asked, a little bewildered. "Not usually, no." Oh, she realized only a moment later, the girl had meant the roll. "Not generally in a dress," she finished lamely. It had been a very nice dodge, really, Councilman Liu might have been proud of it.
Well, she would deal with the dress, and endeavor to repeat the dodge in a more appropriate venue, such as the training grounds. "I suppose I should let you get back to your shopping." She gave the girl another look - shabby clothes, no bags, corrected, "Window shopping."