She smiles in return, one of her few genuine ones. " 'Sparkly'. I like that." Paderau's irreverence is charming, to say the least.

"It's nothing special. Just versatile." She extends a hand, palm up, an invitation. "It works better through contact."

It's another test in itself, what seems like it should be too trusting a move for someone she's barely met. Nothing harmful, just an opportunity to gauge reactions.