Mmmhmm and are you worried about me or yourself, there, Bat? I've never had trouble with men in power or their dark sides.

[ she takes a sip of her own, swallowing it almost immediately just so the taste of it doesn't have a chance to linger in her mouth long. it's not horrible, it's drinkable, but he had a point earlier. she's forgotten how fancy her tastes have gotten. ]

We only have to get as close to these people as is necessary to start seeing the cracks beneath the surface.