He blinks several times. "...I suppose one could."
A smile slips out for a moment before he wrestles it back. Done giving hints for the moment, he leans up against the wall to wait.
"Not to this one."
He purses his lips. "You know, I'm accustomed to my students being underage. As you aren't, I'll merely point out since your target comes from a different past from yourself, some research to confirm or deny whether he is, in fact, a fitting target would seem called for."
Um... I can probably come up with something soonish? I came up with the idea off the cuff and didn't have anything in mind originally,really. Rest assured there is a system, though... and, if you go to Sev's LJ page, a lot of links in the right sidebar.