She made a short bow to show how she appreciated both the compliment and the presence of beer. There was no clue how long her clothes would last here, but at least they made her feel slightly less alien and alienated. "Was I that obvious?"

"I'm not looking forward to having to find a job, at all. So I won't get more than one beer in squandering your edits. Credits, credits I mean. Beer just connects me to university, I guess."