[ Even though she'd been trying to encourage him Piper herself manages to look a little bit relieved when he takes it as intended and not the wrong way. She's never really gone out of her way to interact with people so being social is still largely new to her. Despite that, though, the urges to do things like "be kind" or "be snarky" seem to come naturally all on their own depending on the situation and the person- so there's that.

When the topic returns to her at first she tenses again just a bit, but opening up should go both ways, and it's not like HE makes her uncomfortable. Just, talking about herself isn't something she's used to. But where does she START? How much does she tell? ]

I didn't really have a whole lot of choice. This was a gift from my mom, the only thing I have from her, actually. Once I was out on my own I had a lot of opportunities to practice with it. The roads beyond Corona can be kind of dangerous.

[ Her smile is awkward, and small, but sincere. She's a little nervous about scaring him off by telling him "Monsters hunt me, I kill them.". This is honestly the first chance she's gotten to spend any decent time with someone her own age since she took off. Varian's cool, besides. ]