It was definitely there, but she hadn't really noticed it until now what with... all of the murder stuff dominating her mind. Now that she was in her right mind, she wasn't exactly intimidated by Neo, and she felt comfortable enough treating her like the... colleague? Coworker? Ffffffriend? Whatever level of professionalism they had now that Cinder was on Salem's shit list. Treating her with that level of respect.

"Wouldn't be the least welcoming way I've ended up somewhere new," she said, still just trying to get a handle on her words. With one more shake of her head, she reached out to holster her guns, then got back up to her feet. "Okay. Yeah. I think I could go for a drink. And an explanation."

A pause. "The hat looks good."