Why does he keep scrunching up his face like that? It’s actually rather cute to watch, but is she really making so little sense to him that--

Oh, he was joking before. Right. Okay. It seems a better question would be why she’s struggling so hard to have a simple conversation with him. Is she that out of practice with talking to people outside of work? (For a certain subset of people: yes, yes she is.)

Thankfully, no Redbright students--who seem to be everywhere en masse lately--are here to document this awkward moment with their phones.

In reply to his question, she shrugs. “I don’t know. It can be useful.”

There are definitely times when being pleasant would not get the job done.

“Then again…” She muses a little, “You have a lovely face. Terrifying is probably not the best strategy you could use.”