Gunn can take the alcohol without flinching, but Cordelia's comment makes him choke a little bit, and pulling a face, he wipes his mouth off with the back of his sleeve.

"That's right," he encourages, and then adds, more than a little awkwardly, "You damn fine, girl." Desperately, he searches for another topic change, and then before he can help himself, blurts: "At least Angel's still into you. I got here just in time to find out that Fred'd moved on completely."