Elisa's handshake, on the other hand, was firm and forthright. A police officer's handshake.

"Well, you're definitely direct," she said, a little bemused. She didn't have a problem with that, but she was more accustomed to dealing with people who watched what they said in order to polite or, on occasion, to try and keep one truth or another concealed. "Does that get you into much trouble?"