Ashok was new, not an idiot. The profile pictures on the network might have been simple photos, but Ashok believed the only people willing to visit him that were not his new wife would be the ones he shot down in his post. The Cirque environment and network told him that a large quantity of the Cirque held employees looking for trouble. Just another thing to irritate him.
"Where I come from gifts are only given when you are invited to someone's home. We are neither in my house nor were you invited so I consider this not a gift." He pushed the box down closer to her and crossed his arms. Ashok could not accept such a gift as amusing an apron with 'be nice to me or I'll poison your food' embroidered on it would be to wear.