Oh. So he was that student. Honestly, it made him all the more attractive to Inara because it meant he was smart and who didn't like a smart guy, besides the professors. Confidence was something that would come with time and age. She had no doubt he'd gain it and something in her wanted to help him gain that confidence. He'd be a force to be reckoned with then.

Maybe not the best pun, but it was good enough to make her laugh. "I'll let you know by the end of the night if you've got a career as a bartender or not," she teased him She took another sip of the drink. He'd managed to fulfill her requirements quite nicely.

She smirked, eyebrows arching a moment. "I did very well in high school, but I didn't like it much." She'd been expected to do well and her father wouldn't stand for anything else. Besides, Inara was competitive and that had gotten the better of her. It helped that she liked her studies.