[ The effect's immediate. Her smile disappears, her arms crossing just a bit tighter. ]

Ahaha, well. Your vocabulary seems pretty good for someone who doesn't read.

[ There's a quiet sigh and she glances away. Part of her is now much more bothered about the "we've met" situation. The disappointment of knowing he's not into literature is stronger, though.

Then she reasons it'd be wrong of her to judge someone so perfect. How dare she! Her head lowers as the shame washes over her. She seems strangely demure for someone who was just forcing herself on him. ]

I-It's okay, really! It's not for everyone. It's just, you know, kind of my passion, so I figured, um...

[ When she raises her head back up, she laughs and waves dismissively, pushing at her crown before it can slip off. ] If you don't like that, then what do you like?