Ran hasn't connected any dots yet, but she'll certainly be rolling this conversation through her head later, trying to remember, trying to look for meaning.

"How . . . would you know that?" Because that indicates that whatever their interaction was, there was more to it than a mere greeting. She's done something that means something to this woman. Maybe it was idle on her part, habit. But plainly whatever it was, it had meant something.

A small flush of pink. "Not that I'm claiming that I am."