If it seems practiced, there's good reason for it—and she has had a lot of practice. It's not fake. Not exactly. She's too good for that, and it's not that she's putting on a front at the moment. She's much less raw, though;he's had a unique exposure to her.

"I finally get the chance to make a good impression?" she suggests more than she answers. "You don't have a habit of catching me at my best."