Both Sinead and Avi reacted to that, independently of one another. They both turned, almost instinctively, towards Tanis as she had joked. In the end, it was Sinead who spoke first.<br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">Do</span>you want to spend the night?" she asked, trying to figure out if Tanis had concealed an ounce of truth beneath her joke. She intentionally didn't allow herself to linger, once again turning towards the two pots on the stove, wanting to take any edge off her question.<br/>As she served the first plate of the potato stew, Avi joined Tanis by the table. Whatever he had intended on saying seemed to have taken a back seat to Sinead's line of inquiry, yet nothing about his demeanor showed any sign of disapproval.<br/>"It's late," Sinead added, thoughtlessly agreeing to a statement that hadn't been made. Sinead and Avi themselves lead such a upturned life they rarely paused to consider its effect on others. Having served another plate of stew - to this adding a serving of braised short ribs - Sinead approached the table, Sinead offered each of them their respective plate. "Our schedule is inconsiderate like that."<br/>The addition was spoken with a smile, eyes flickering upwards to meet Tanis', before returning to the stove to serve herself a plate.