( her assessing gaze - frank and unfiltered, not bothering to try and bat her lashes over what she's obviously doing - takes in everything from room to man and doesn't so much make new judgments as confirm for herself what she'd already concluded. her hand when she gives him hers - unsure if it's a handshake or something else and prepared to roll with whichever - is ... also soft, but differently, oddly smooth and noticeably cooler than his. or most people's.

the tight smile suggests her face is better suited to smiling; full mouth not ideal for the thin line she so often presses it into. it's brief, but she's not unfriendly.

unnecessarily forthright, but not unfriendly. )

Gwenaëlle. Thank you for meeting me.

( see, mark. manners. )

I have a loose plan, but I'd like a second opinion. And a couple of recommendations, if possible.