She snorted faintly at his remark and then shrugged, "Didn't want you to run screaming in the other direction. That's only fun when I want it to happen." At least Chas was sort of joking, too, which was good.
Glancing down at the backpack for a moment, she hesitated and then reached in for the vodka. "I'll have this for now." Glancing around, she spotted the swing set right nearby and sat down, curling one hand around the chain as she took a drink. "Mmm, that's nice." She'd forgotten how booze could just make you forget, make you feel so much better.