"I see. That's more than understandable." He's not looking directly at her - she's in his peripheral vision. Mostly so he doesn't accidentally freak her out, but he has to at least know where she is so he knows he's talking to the right person.

"Have you spoken in front of others very much in the past, despite that? What tends to give you courage in those situations?" He paused for a moment, before adding: "Ah, how rude of me, even in this kind of situation I should have extended an introduction. My name is Tenya Iida. I'm sitting one desk to your right."