Alastor gave a somewhat exasperated eyeroll, his smile never faltering. If Angel thought he was the first to make the "Rudolph" comment, he was sorely mistaken: Husk had him beat by three hours.

"I believe I'll pass on the offer. Though I see you brought your own fur lining to your ensemble."

Honestly it was good to do a little bit of bantering. It'd been a while since he'd been able to do so. He'd enjoyed their outing together, but he'd gotten the message during those weeks Angel had been avoiding him. At least all of the work had given him something else to focus on.

He took another sip of his drink, hoping to get a little buzz going so he could hold off on the bitterness until he'd retreated back to the radio tower.

"I take it you have plans for later this evening?"