"I'm certain there's something." Renju ignored the proffered pan, bothered more than she ought to be by that first bit. She'd never heard Kozue be quite so self-deprecating before, and it seemed a bit at odds with her usual demeanor--more so than she'd probably let slip to someone like Renju.
"Dealing with people is a talent in itself," she added, not adding with it that most of the people who had it took it for granted more than they really ought to. She wasn't exactly bitter, but it was much clearer from the perspective of someone who lacked it, now that she was paying attention.