What...? O-Oh, no. I, I didn't think you were threatening me or anything. Sorry.

[Worry and a pinch of guilt started to work its way in. She hadn't intended for him to feel that he was doing so.]

It's... It's just in my nature to be like this sometimes. I'm sorry. I... I guess you could say I embarrass easily? I still can't handle compliments very well.

[Just mentioning and thinking about it again made her blush. Chiyo had absolutely no defenses against flirts - if Michel was indeed one.]