[Her reaction was more then a little bit of projection. She'd done a great job of not letting know she was an entire tree in the real world. Just think of the tiny, cute girl in pink. Who she is in the real world doesn't matter in the slightest.]

Sorry, I walked up to you and just kind of went off about myself, didn't I? I'm still really not that used to talking to people.

[Her smile wavers for a moment, but can't be defeated by a momentary sour mood.]

If its not too much of a bother, can you tell me about it? What you study, I mean?