Eponine looks around when she steps right into the path, and smiles when she sees Regan wave. They haven't spoken much, but she knows a few things from conversing and from just liking to know things: she's deaf, and speaks in hand signs; she's a bit younger than Eponine and seems friendly; she's close with Richie, which makes her one of the few girls who is.

Eponine's taken it upon herself to keep her eyes open when Regan is teaching signs, and to ask around a bit about how to sign. There's even a show a bunch of the little ones watch in the common room on the weekend that has a bit of sign at the end. PUMA Squad, though she'd deny actively watching it to anyone who asked. It's not only interesting -- and she hates not knowing anything -- and opens up a way to speak to her, but it could be useful, speaking without words, the same way argot had been back at home (or in that case, speaking without meaning anything to other people).

She glances at Grantaire, who waves her off toward Regan with a smile, and waves back.

Carefully, and as slow as any non-native speaker, she signs, "How are you?"