[well, that went just as planned. She draws her shoulders closer for a moment, inhales deeply, and then forces herself to relax. She can focus on the wall later, can't she?]

Um, I'm a student here. At the university.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you... But I was hoping we'd be able to catch up, in person this time?

[this was a good start, maybe she'd been overreacting the whole time]