When he found her, unmistakably her, possibly the shortest immortal in the room, he couldn't help but smile. It was easy to distract his escorts with another round of shots from the bar and he stepped away, working his way towards Laurie and the hostage situation in the corner.
"I think it's supposed to be sipped." he said as he approached her, "Tequila is better for that sort of drinking. More effective, too." He nodded to the servers to get lost, the way someone would nod who was used to being waited on, and looked Laurie up and down. "If you wanted to create a scene, you could have joined me at the bar."