"Ah," Salle says drily. "The exuberance of youth."

"I can't go giving college students a bad name by acting all boring."

"Upholding a reputation is an important task, no doubt."

Definitely! 

If she's sticking around now that her business is concluded, how about another drink?

She could go for one, sure. She'll let Charybdis suggest something. 

She'll not be disappointed. That's a guarentee.

Ooo.

This one ends up glowing a fluorescent orange.

Nice. 

She takes a small sip first, to judge the taste. 

Spicy hot!

Nice. And worth savoring!

Had a feeling she'd like that.

She's pretty good at bartending.

Might have ended up doing it full time if she hadn't got powers.

Ruby'd be a regular, that's for sure. 

She appreciates the vote of confidence.

Good. 

It's been lovely chatting, but eventually they do need to wrap the meeting up.

Fair enough. Ruby appreciates the accord they've come to. 

Let's hope for a profitable future.

Definitely. 

And she'll be off, back to her partner in crime. 

Looks like things went well?

Yeah! 

"They're definitely on the cooler side of villainy."

"That's good news. They're actually in the running for longest-active parahumans, y'know. Behind, like, the Triumvirate."