People should always protect themselves with whatever skills they have; Ver won't argue with that. But people keep telling her she's brave and heroic and it really gets on her nerves sometimes.

"Right. I just... I told you I was there to see Matt." Let's stick to the easier-to-digest facts right now. She knows he's not slow, she'd never think that. He's brilliant. But this is a lot to take in, she knows, she's been there too. The more gently she can put things, the easier for him, right?

He can work on things while they walk; she won't interrupt him, but she will rub his back when she realizes how tense he is. Not that she can blame him. Again: she's been there. Once they've got a table at the cafe, he can worry about the non-human waitstaff while she orders: macchiato and a slice of chocolate cake for him, akhaccino and a smolderbracken tart for herself.

"You must have a million questions. Let me try and answer some. Yes, Matt knows, he's been here. This is where we met, actually. No, I don't know why he hasn't told you, I'm not a fan of secrecy. Yes, I know what he does at night. No, I'm not going to try to stop him." Not all strictly Nexus-related, but important to get out in the open.