"Does that mean I get you as part of the bargain?" it's hard to tell if it's just clever or if it's flirting, but it's leaving the door open for flirting, if nothing else, particularly with the grin he gives, easy and open.

"Ah, a good choice all things considered. I imagine there are entirely too many who over overindulged tonight," he takes the glass with an easy air, sips from it with a lack of concern that's probably a little jealousy inducing for Mikka. He doesn't even wait for Mikka to drink from his. "Not bad. Better than anything I've had in a while, for certain," he raises it, belatedly, in a toast, "To new friends and new beginnings."