"It smells amazing," Ruby said, leaning in to take another breath of the drink, even though she'd been able to smell the sweet, fruitiness of it from across the bar. She took a sip, then smiled at Fiona, quite pleased. "This is delicious," she told her, her head tipping. "Have you been bartending here long?" Fiona was so pretty and thus far seemed nice and smart and all the other things that could make a nice conversationalist. Ruby could easily enough imagine her doing quite well.

"A pirate ship? Jesus," Ruby said on an exhale, though she found the idea of it fascinating, as she did most things new and adventure-seeming. "How did that work out? Was it dangerous?"