"Seen you around," Curnen answered easily, like he wasn't stammering and had put his tie on right. Of course, most men in Needsville would have made a similar mistake. People there, you had only one suit and it was for funerals.

She briefly showed him her hand before she shook his, because he was nervous enough that he'd likely jump if he learned about her extra fingers by feeling them first. "Curnen Overbay. Nice to meet you, Peter." And while it may be obvious to her that he was out of his element, she imagined it was just as obvious to him that she was as well, in different ways. Aside from being poorly dressed, her accent spoke louder than any words could about her backwoods upbringing. The difference was, it didn't bother her.