"Aye, no doubt, Missus. The folks 'round here like a good outing, something they can bring their young ones to. Or their sweethearts."
Fox studied a man and a woman briefly, eyeing the couple as they passed by, then took a quick taste of her drink. She would rather have had a beer, but the beer was overpriced and she was trying to put away money for possible emergencies. The punch was red, ice melting rapidly in the cup, and even through the watered down contents she could taste that it was too sweet. Still, it was very warm inside the hall. Better something too sweet to drink than nothing at all.
"Are you escorted tonight?" she asked, trying to keep to her manners. Had to work on her public etiquette. "Waiting for your sweetheart?"