Vera Xavier's question stumped the two men again. They exchanged a look and both burst out laughing.
After they stopped laughing, Brian Dixon pointed at Isaac Shawcross and said, "This is Professor Shawcross, the dean of the Veridian College of Liberal Arts."
Vera Xavier just said, "Oh." Brian Dixon asked, a little curious, "He'll likely be your advisor in the future. Aren't you going to suck up to him a little?"
Vera Xavier smiled and said, "Sucking up is something students with no confidence do. I'm so exceptional, I shouldn't need to, right?"
Brian Dixon couldn't hold it in any longer. He slapped his thigh and roared with laughter. "Shawcross, this girl is exactly like you when you were young! So brazen!"
Isaac Shawcross said disdainfully, "Who's like her? I was very well-behaved in front of my own professors back in the day. Not like her at all!"
Vera Xavier nodded and said, "You make a very good point, sir. But the semester hasn't started yet!"
