((Can Claxter's bug morph hear human speech? Or maybe just see them talking.))
Myitt glances at the doorway and around the room with her eyes only, but Claxter was nowhere to be seen.
<Probably in morph, or outside somewhere,> Tara murmurs silently.
<Right, incognito outside,> Myitt laughs, <hiding behind a tree, I suppose.>
She smiles again, outwardly, then turns to Alic. "Hmm, Spandex," she says, then looks back at Terenia. "And more Spandex. I was unaware this was a fashion statement." She raises her glass of water towards Terenia. "Want another drink, my conflicted friend? That goes for you, too, Alic, since I'm buying. Me, I'll stick with the water. For now. Still have those damn groceries in my ship, and people waiting for them."