Once Captain Chase had left, and West had broken into an uneven grin, Rosie actually had to resist the urge to roll her eyes. "What happened last night?" she repeated. There were any number of ridiculous stories could give him, she had quite a talent for making up general tomfoolery as she went along, but settled finally on something a bit more approximate to the truth.
"Let's see," she said, adopting a more or less academic pose, tapping a finger against her chin. "Should I give you the long version or the short one?"