[ A lot of people would blush at a genuine compliment like that. Laura doesn't, but she does smile, a brief, brilliant flash of white teeth. ]
You're very kind.
[ It doesn't even come with the patina of yes, I know that it normally would. The green charm is doing a lot to subdue some of her usual... well, ego.
She holds out a hand to shake. The reflexive politeness is an automatic put-on, but her interest in the other woman — in more ways than one — is genuine for once. ]
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You're very kind.
[ It doesn't even come with the patina of yes, I know that it normally would. The green charm is doing a lot to subdue some of her usual... well, ego.
She holds out a hand to shake. The reflexive politeness is an automatic put-on, but her interest in the other woman — in more ways than one — is genuine for once. ]
Laura Chartwell. It's a pleasure, Miss...?