Rats

I've thrown myself into a conference of experts.  To learn through osmosis.  I've quickly felt immersed, submerged and drowning but no matter, I'm sure I'll come out of it a Better Man.  But I suspect my alien-ness is obvious.  At one of today's sessions, I joined a row empty bar one woman who was sitting at the near end.  She looked, got up and moved to the absolute other end of the row.  Separating us by some thirty seats.  Now, I'm used to scaring away women but this was quite a triumph.  Do you think she could smell the Fear?  Or does she know a sinking ship when she sees one?