Li Hua wasn't certain if the woman was hysterical or cocksure, but she was sure that either trait was overwhelming and would get frustrating no matter how likable she made it seem from the outside. How dangerously alluring. She watched the proper, if inattentive bartending fumble with the cash, surprised and flustered, then Ms. Knight make her own path over with a half-lidded and unflinching attentiveness, like it all happened in some ineffectual virtual world. Only the offer of Misty's hand prompted a full body movement, Li Hua turning towards he new acquaintance and gingerly grasping her fingers, as if it was an unfamiliar gesture.
"Lilly," she replied, and only after a beat did she finally smile, the long delay making it seem unnatural. "That is a beautiful name. In Chinese, it sounds the same as being something very knowledgeable. If you are not removed soon I think that would make it very true so far."