"Well, thank you. That's very kind of you to say."

She peers a bit more closely and then she laughs, with a sheepish shake of her head. "Excuse me, I'm so sorry. I'm usually better with faces."

She's also usually not several drinks into a party when she meets someone in person for the first time. She offers him a hand.

"I'm Rachel, that's right. Hello, Jack. It's nice to meet you face-to-face. How's campaign season treating you?"