"It certainly wouldn't hurt, if it's something the men enjoy. But of course, I was thinking more along the lines of fine wine and finer companionship. A little revelry always lifts the spirits. Not everyone gets as much satisfaction out of neatness and austerity as the great Colonel Jade Curtiss." Guo Jia covered a small cough with a gloved hand, then reached to pull a book off a nearby shelf. He glanced at the cover, flipped through it briefly, then placed it face down in front of the row of books it had come from rather than putting it back in its rightful place.

"Maybe you could join the glee club instead of spending your time holed up in your office! You might enjoy it."