"I teach botany in the Environmental Studies program, so our paths were unlikely to cross professionally. The program is also connected with the UW Botanical Gardens and so I work there, as well. If you see me at the gardens, I'll most likely be grubby, covered in soil." One corner of his mouth curved in a wry smile at the admission.
"You're in the music department, right? Do you play the violin as do Jason and Jae-Mi, or do you prefer another instrument?"