Seivarden looked at Sparkle: "I haven't been friends with anyone for... oh, you meant to pay rent by cooking."

The thought that Sparkle would be the perfect person to share an apartment with did strike her, although she then reminded herself that they were only recently on speaking terms.

"Then I'm sure we can find a time that suits us both. I'm not terribly busy."

She reached for one of the new bottles. The getting drunk part wasn't going very well.

"Is there anything stronger than beer or the mixed drinks?"