[Alphys actually jumps when Peridot barks at her, hands clasping together and shrinking down a bit . Oh, she didn't want to make anyone mad, oh gosh, oh jeez.]

I'm s-sorry, I didn't, uh, mean to interrupt or, uhm, m-make you uncomfortable, I just, uh... s-sorry.

[She lets a small bout of silence pass.]

It is... k-kind of interesting, right? Looking at t-them all.