The attempt at not squeezing his hand too hard was much appreciated, considering he was pretty sure the woman could break his hand easily. The way she pronounced his name got a small rise of his brows, but he’d had worse pronunciations and had certainly been called worse things. “It’s nice to make your acquaintance, Lauri-Ell.”

His hand returned, he tucked them both in his pockets and offered a look around. “So uh— on the matter of teaching... Is there anything beyond hot chocolate and the weather that you think I should know about?”