This gin is high quality. Classic, clean and floral and graceful. Hint of salt. Could've used a lemon peel. Or a squeeze of --

Crysta's comment makes her snort, which burns. Hera, too, appears no more than amused at the idea, though her coughing has a note of laughter in it. She collects herself a moment later, rolling her shoulders back and smiling.

"I'd rather be entertained than comforted," she says. "So if that's the case, we're doing fine."