He can surely catch that, then.

I'm always fine with negative CR, but they probably could hit it off under the right circumstances. She doesn't have any ill will. If he hopes she'll be less cryptic or creepy though, he may be disappointed.

Despite public appearance, she's never cared about 'fancy', trust. Vanessa is a swamp gremlin at heart who'd go everywhere barefoot if she could. Probably not while playing envoy, though.