"You wouldn't have been trying to project the same demeanor as me in he first place, I don't think. You're starting from different goals." And people will make different assumptions of him at first glance, devoid of camouflage.

But it's interesting to her, that that's how he words his disapproval. Perhaps the man's cannier than she's been figuring.

"You know, I never asked what I should call you. I'm Meredith."