“What an unconvincing statement,” she clicks her tongue, grasping his hand and giving it a firm shake. Her eyes remained unchanging. “Do you always introduce yourself this way?”

“You’re... an interesting character, David.” She narrowed her eyes, the faintest hint of a smile ghosting across her lips.

“What?” She bats his hand away before he could. “You goin’ to tell me to smile more?”

“Great way to start the morning.”

Finally.