Re: Merrion/Ari/Open
He really was fairly adorable, although Drake's implications that she couldn't handle him were rather insulting. She offered him a smile which she would argue wasn't the least bit flirtatious - well, all right, maybe just a little - and asked, "Were you successful in your scavenger hunting? A few friends of mine participated as well, and it seemed some of the items were... less than easily obtained." She thought of Altair's threat to shoot people who tried to pluck Coco and had to swallow a giggle.
"As for me," she told him, "I always keep my word, and I believe I promised you a dance. I was meeting a few friends here, but it seems they are not here yet."