Re: Fina + Jase
As much as she spoke English with a mostly softened New York accent, with some sounds betraying her time in Seattle, she could very much turn up the more Spanish accent that was more reminiscent of her grandmother, or the affectation Maria had picked up from her. Learning Spanish properly had only strengthened the skill. She smiled and shrugged happily when Jase laughed and she bobbed a ridiculous and uneven curtsey. "Formal isn't my preference," she said. "But I struggle to stop all the language nerdery for too long!"
She looked him up and down, noting the mustard, and the oil stains on his pants and then down at her own dress. "Nice, but it's not really my style," she said with a little raise of her eyebrow. She giggled at his sharing a confidence and nodded. "I'll pass then. If you happen to run into my brother's food it's good, but you need to beware the unusual combinations," she said, getting close enough to whisper the last part right back, hand touching his arm to keep her where she wanted and not too close.