[Jedao does not appear to be particularly impaired by the euphoric--he has a strong tolerance for most recreational drugs, possibly a product of a misspent youth. His pupils are slightly dilated but that's about it at the moment.

He notices the raised eyebrows and also notices that Xiulan isn't signing to him.]

"On the contrary," Jedao says, "parties are the best place for shop talk. But I recognize this is a minority opinion. One of the games we used to play in my academy days was to see just how incriminating conversations we could have at parties without getting called on it. What's it like where you're from?"

[He will stay put until Sasha collects him.]