"It'll get out of hand, most certainly, but I was under the impression that was a plus!" Shira gave him a flirtatious smile and a suggestive raise of the eyebrows. "But alas, a rain-check it'll have to be. The invite's open, but just a heads up: you'll probably find if harder to accept that invitation the more you get to know me, even if your opinion of me is quite flattering. Familiarity breeding contempt and all that." It wasn't a lie, really. Though the part she left out was that she was the one who tended to keep partners at a distance.<br/><br/>"That being said, dinner with family is a valid enough grounds to refuse me." Her face didn't change much from it's smiling, sly expression, but her eyes didn't quite meet his. "I hope you have a good time."<br/><br/>Shira raised her glass as he got up and drank it all down, putting it back on the bar with a "<i>Phew.</i>" as she shivered a bit, the lights on her spine strobing. "I'm probably going to go grab some dinner myself. As for tomorrow night, who knows? I don't really make plans, and frankly I'm not even sure you'll survive the day. Experimental tech tests and all that."<br/><br/>Shira looked almost serious for a moment, but then broke into another laugh, this one far too rowdy for the atmosphere. "I'm kidding. Probably. Maybe? You'll just have to see. have a pleasant evening, Mr. Markin. And while I may not be there to ensure it, I wish you have a good night."