He nodded, listening intently to Vanessa as she spoke.
"That's a rare quality of confidence, though," he noted, taking another sip of his drink, feeling the hard liquor run down his throat and into his belly. Maybe food would have been a better idea first, but he'd just have to take it slow. "Now just take that, and apply it to the business you have in mind, and I don't think you'd have many problems." The drink was down to halfway, and though Julian had built up a decent tolerance over the years, he was starting to feel a slight warmth.
"Or if you're still feeling uncertain, maybe switch to a vintage clothes store? You seem - and look - to have a knack for it."