Apparently only half-hipsters can actually finish grad school, Nat thinks to herself in response to Dr. Mike's 'not too mainstream' remark. Those words are entirely losing their meaning.
Considering the scene before her, and repaying his attempt to discreetly check her out with her own inspection of him, she says, "Yeah, that would not be very consistent with the usual halloween fashion show these days. Maybe a bit more in line with the traditional scarefest?"
"Well, Mikey, where do you know Cap'n Daniella from?" she asks finally, curious to know more about the Sacramento social scene. This was one of the downsides of having intermediaries for her (less than above board) business arrangements.