Ara struggled to remember what the second instruction on the list was. It would be difficult to consult the cheat sheet with someone looking at her, watching her moves. Remain calm, try a distraction.

"Lovely to meet you, sir . . ." she began in her "nobility" voice. Then she pretended to be distracted by something. "Ooh! Tell me about that!" she said, pointing at something random over the man's shoulder. When he turned to look, she glanced down at the small note. Right, talk only about incredibly boring subjects.