[Varian shakes his head at her modesty. It's genuine, he feels sure, which somehow makes her all the more impressive. When the praise is turned on him, he gives an easy smile and shrug.]
It was a start. [He manages to keep his tone casual, but the fact that his smarts had been recognized as noteworthy twice today has him overjoyed. He offers her a gloved hand, his smile becoming a grin with his bucktooth overbite on full display.] I'm Varian. I don't think I've seen you around before!
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It was a start. [He manages to keep his tone casual, but the fact that his smarts had been recognized as noteworthy twice today has him overjoyed. He offers her a gloved hand, his smile becoming a grin with his bucktooth overbite on full display.] I'm Varian. I don't think I've seen you around before!