( Ian is extremely difficult to visibly faze, and uncomfortably prolonged eye contact isn't close to that limit. If anything, it earns her a soft, breathy laugh and he takes it upon himself to shift forward that foot and a half to slowly telegraph his way toward wrapping his hand around hers and giving it two or three gentle up-and-downs. )

This is, ah. Shaking hands. It's like a human... greeting, thing. Kind of when you want to officially say hello to a stranger for the first time.

( He lets his hand fall away, but the amusement doesn't leave with it. )

I guess you guys don't have anything like that.