"If you prefer... One can never be too careful. I would not be surprised if someone for the mods for private comm decryption was present at the party, no matter how restricted they are here." He didn't realize he was repeating her thoughts out loud, but the idea of such information being forced out of her...

The cruel realities and threats of being Prime were all too clear to him, but he had not yet had potential friends threatened, even in talk.

"...How long is your contract for?" It would spoken before he could think about it, and despite his own surprise he did not want to take it back. She was a pleasant femme, one who's company he would like to enjoy for longer than tonight...even if nothing happened, either way.