That's what he considers explosive? He's not used to the local Nords yet, is he?

Someone recognizes her, which gets her to tilt her head and pull her glasses down to peer over them. Blink blink. "Oh! Hey, Stratos. You got stuck in this too?"

Whatever his reasons for avoiding her, she doesn't bear him any ill will. Besides the fact that at Felix's friend she's heard a few... jaundiced accounts of things. And the boots. On the other hand, Samus seems to like him, and Samus is a good judge of character. And boots.