[center][color=D5FF00][i][h1]Mali Anson[/h1][/i][/color][hr][b]Location:[/b] Diamond District
[b]Skills:[/b]Perception
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It took some effort on her part not to just immediately tell Wentworth off for being a gigantic asshole. But she did it so that Zoie had the time to finish her little stunt (originally she was planning on something far more colorful, but when she saw the way Zoie was looking, she opted for something clearer that wouldn't ruin any clothes it touched. It would just be a waste to damage such expensive clothes), leaving Mali alone with the guy to act as a distraction while they did whatever it was that they had come here to do. Well since she was here to stall, might as well maybe get something productive out of it all.

While the guy was by no means a bundle of joy to be around, even what little she had learned of him indicated that she could learn something useful if she played her cards right. So she let the smile drop and focused on trying to talk to him in a more straightforward manner. If he was going to continue being a prick after she used a measure of candor, [i]then[/i] would be the time to tell him to piss off, even if it was a high class party. Or perhaps she could workshop some sort of creative way to tell him off in a way that would fit the tone of such an event. But that was getting ahead of herself.

[color=D5FF00]"Those MSS bastards stole your contract, and now you're trying to pry it back, right?"[/color] It was a guess, but one that was probably correct based on Relic's words and context clues. And something told her he would react better to something work related rather than some substandard attempt at smalltalk when he clearly wasn't interested in anything of the sort. Meanwhile, Mali also ordered a Chartreuse Martini at the bar. She still wanted her damn drink and she would have it. Lord knows she'd need it if her night was going to consist of talking to the killjoy in front of her. If this all went to shit, she'd have to see what else she could do while more or less stranded in a sea of people at a party she didn't belong in. It was times like these that it really hit her how little planning and forethought went into a lot of the things she did.