Ana paused, taking him in as he replied. He was handsome, if looking a little dour. She would wager that he'd been forced along... Like her.

"Tell me about it. You'd think it wasn't cold as hell outside." She glanced at the dance floor and winced as the bright lights flashed towards the bar. "How the hell did I get dragged here?" she muttered as she tried flagging down the bartender.