<strong>"Ayame-san? New I take it?"</strong>Areku knew the name but not the face but he wouldn't exactly go nuts about that. The recognition probably was an easy way to get on her bad side. He smiled a bit taking up a drink and offering it to her whilst getting deviled egg from his plate and he smiled.<strong>"Nothing besides your company. After all this is the time where we are supposed to mingle so I figure, why not drag you into the fun?"</strong>He had a teasing tone to his voice hinting that he did this for the fun of it. All he knew was that she seemed to be quite detached from this place and he figured that the best cure was to socialize. Besides what was the point of an event like this if she couldn't enjoy it?