And if nothing else was a sign of exactly how drunk Inara was, the fact that she was happy instead of mortified to see him when she was being so generally undignified was definitely a big one. There were people in the 'verse, Companions even, who could hold their liquor just fine. Inara was not one of those people.
"Have you heard this song before? I like this song," she said with an unsteady nod, approaching him and pressing her cup into his hand. "Have some punch!"
Only belatedly noticing Faith, she smiled and nodded at her too. "You should also have some punch," she said.
And then, in a gesture she would likely never live down in all her days, the embroidered shawl around her arms was loosened and tossed around Mal's shoulders to pull him after her as she grinned widely. "Dance with me!"
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And if nothing else was a sign of exactly how drunk Inara was, the fact that she was happy instead of mortified to see him when she was being so generally undignified was definitely a big one. There were people in the 'verse, Companions even, who could hold their liquor just fine. Inara was not one of those people.
"Have you heard this song before? I like this song," she said with an unsteady nod, approaching him and pressing her cup into his hand. "Have some punch!"
Only belatedly noticing Faith, she smiled and nodded at her too. "You should also have some punch," she said.
And then, in a gesture she would likely never live down in all her days, the embroidered shawl around her arms was loosened and tossed around Mal's shoulders to pull him after her as she grinned widely. "Dance with me!"