[Varian jumps, because even though Rina is so quiet somehow she still managed to surprise him...but he's quick to correct himself, standing up straight with a sheepish smile.]

Rina-chan! Sorry, did...was I supposed to not be?

[He leans over just slightly, more so that he's looking directly at her instead of down. She's quite a bit shorter than him, after all.]

I thought I'd take a better look around outside this morning...since I didn't really do a whole lot of that until late yesterday.