Irene noticed the appraisal. She couldn't not; her every sense was keyed in to how people viewed her, what people thought of her. And right now she knew that Ms Wells thoughts were favourable. A fact she approved of; apparently her few minutes of attention to her appearance were worth the exertion. She was matched beautifully in Helena though, that couldn't be denied. Her naked face and natural hair were everything that The Woman was not, in a way, and the pairing worked.
"It's wonderful to see you too, I must admit. You look dashing in that ensemble" she offered, following with a welcoming smile while looking up at Helena. She was a good three, maybe four inches shorter than her, barefoot as she was, which was disconcerting. Although not in a bad way, she was amused to realise.
Watching Ms Wells look around made her both proud and disappointed. She was right, the house was wonderful - which would make leaving it all the harder. But it had to be done, now that her and Moriarty were no longer on such amiable terms. Three weeks of being chased like a dog would do that to a relationship, even a working one. "You flatter me, Ms Wells, but I can't deny enjoying it" came her reply, with a wink and an equally sensual smile. At the proffering of the gift however her smile dimmed, and her eyes took on a more serious look. "You are too kind. The past few weeks...my future self...you seem to be the only person who truly cared, and now this" taking the Farnsworth and looking at it with no small amount of confusion "whatever this is? Genuinely, Helena - thank you." Pointing in a distracted manner to the living room she lead the way to the couch, still looking at the strange metal contraption.
Part of her was delighted at the attention she was receiving, but another part was frankly bewildered. All her running, during those three weeks, and it had never occured to her that someone would care, and now Ms Wells was clearly showing that she did. Even towards the version of her so mutilated, so far from what she held valuable that she couldn't bring herself to identify with her, Helena had shown compassion.