Actually Asmodia is an impersonator today! The real Asmodia fell behind Ione in acting quality, got punished accordingly, and apparently is one of those fucking kids whose acting quality goes down further after she's punished for failing. How she managed to last this long through Ostenso wizard academy is a mystery, maybe the headmaster there is being lax.
Anyways, 'Asmodia' is going to be mostly serious and dispassionate as a cover for her fascination, because she thinks that's more dignified, and isn't going to be very forwards about interacting with Merrin this morning.