The hug caught him a little off-guard, but Tal blinked in surprise only for a moment before he grinned and wrapped his arms around Sohalia in return, giving her ribs a brotherly squeeze before they separated. "It's good t'see you, too! Boreal's gonna be so mad she missed you!" His own grin had just flashed brief and bright in his tanned face before Soh's faded and he was still sober enough to catch the hint of something probably not great in its dimming. As it shifted to a grimace he waved for one of the bartenders - Vesper? Nova? - and pointed at her current drink before holding up two fingers - one for him and a second for her.
"Whichever answer y'need t'get off your--" He was in the middle of turning back to her, just in time to catch her breathless gaze towards Koa, and the courier cut himself off. He looked at his dear bud and back to his good pal and drew in a deep breath before making a frantic gesture behind his back to the bartender on duty - make his a double.
"Right, long one it is," he said firmly, making himself comfortable and leaning close enough that he could hear her without anyone else listening in. That he knew of, at least.
"Whichever answer y'need t'get off your--" He was in the middle of turning back to her, just in time to catch her breathless gaze towards Koa, and the courier cut himself off. He looked at his dear bud and back to his good pal and drew in a deep breath before making a frantic gesture behind his back to the bartender on duty - make his a double.
"Right, long one it is," he said firmly, making himself comfortable and leaning close enough that he could hear her without anyone else listening in. That he knew of, at least.
