[ The surprise is obvious, but she's not caught off guard by it considering how things go in her world. The teasing is very welcome. She grins and lifts both shoulders in a shrug. ] Well...it's not like I'm going to argue with that.

[ Right. The encryption thing, which she knows how to do instinctively because of the augmentation. That's still weird. His words make her stumble emotionally, and mentally. Her throat closes up because...'it hasn't happened yet'. Stefan will never get a chance to go to medical school back home. She presses her lips together, taking a deep breath and pulling herself together. She finds she doesn't want to tell Stefan about his death, though she supposes she should tell him about his marriage to Caroline, about turning human. ] What year did you start...do you? What year is it...for you? Back...home, I guess.