Ankyra Sound he's no charmer

In her experience, when it came to males (and even a good number of females), 'getting to know' another rarely had innocent tone. She couldn't have been positive, but she'd almost wished she was wrong. Then the joke might have been funny instead of an actual offer she had to respond to.

Damn. If she wanted Vlad's loyalty, it would be better to gain it without such maneuvers, but she wasn't above making them. Vlad was an agreeable guy and (unlike the Rat) took care of himself seemingly. A little fun couldn't hurt, could it? Depends.

She settled for another stall tactic. "Yeah? And how do I know that's true? I have a name to uphold." Miss Standards. More like Miss Always Take More Than You Give. That was a bit of a mouthful. "A night of fun could bring some costly consequences to a poor girl like me, after all." Her eyebrows lifted in return, though her smile remained in place. That was a load of shit - consequences could be remedied - but she wanted to make Vlad work a bit. His was a comraderie she wanted to build.