[ true. usually vi’s temperament is more unforgiving. laughing at her is a sure way to have her debating between suckerpunches and knees to sensitive places, but there’s something oddly disarming about this guy. not that she likes acknowledging that. nonetheless, he hasn’t risen to any of vi’s baits and more often than not, has poked fun at himself rather than becoming defensive. curious, really. it’s the kind of easy attitude that vi isn’t at all accustomed to.

here, she’ll keep that small, slanted smile and give a one shake of her head. ]

Still got your street smarts. [ is that a slight, very slight sound of approval? arguably, overlooking stranger danger is a cardinal sin but other than that, at least he’s wise enough not to bring valuables to a possibly shady first meeting. a beat and then she backtracks, figuring that maybe he deserves to have his question answered properly. ]

It was the second one. [ too curious. she shrugs with forced flippancy. ] There aren’t a lot of options when it comes to connections to… before.

[ and look at her, desperate enough to come running to a topsider. she really ought to be ashamed of herself. ]

You’re pretty much it. The lone representative of Piltover.