Ace's smile soon made its place on his lips. He already long acknowledged this, but she was amazingly fast on adapting to the place, even faster than he was and it still surprised him a little. Then again, that was still something that he had expected from her at the same time.

"Aah."

A small nod of his head was all he attempted to show his compassion over Deuce. He didn't need to act all vocal if it was her. She would probably could tell already. However, as much as Ace loved to continue on with this heartful conversation, priorities must be set straight first.

"Deuce," he brushed the shoulder part of his wet uniform a bit, because it was getting rather damp for him before he continued. "Your flute's working?"

This was the most important question now. His cards were rendered almost useless here. At least if hers wasn't, everything would be a little safer.