I wonder what was the dead giveaway.

[A remark on no one's expense but hers. She removed some of the hair from her eyes and adjusted her thick glasses. In other words; she stuck out like a sore thumb around here and knew it. As much as she was not the social type, she knew trying to just watch the party wasn't likely when she seemed like she was the only Westerner.]

Hm. Stubbornness pays off sometimes, particularly when you dedicated so much time with it. There's talent in that.

[She offered that off the bat, maybe it was the natural kindness he seemed to have.]