River's face lit up when she saw her (almost, he was more of an acquaintance) friend notice her and a wide grin blooming instantly, and she'd started to step into those warm friendly sentiments but then she remembered the wine on her hand. She was wearing a hat (because she loved them and also because it was too cold to do without) but her jaw dropped in genuine surprise, eyes growing wide and brows arching while she sucked in a startled breath. BbbbbrrrowowOOOP! She wasn't expecting BB-8 to act up. In fact, she was still getting used to the droid's bubbly personality. He was like the new puppy of the family and everything was so brand new and shiny but the one thing she did know is that he did this with everyone it found friendly. They were off to a good start.
With that, she let the droid scan him and chuckled a bit about what was happening. "He likes you!" She affirmed him, she had already seen him with many robots so this probably wasn't surprising to him. "Oh, you know, just getting stood up by a friend." After BB-8 gave her a thumb up, she got close to him. This time the hug was inevitable-- River wrapped Nasim up in a warm, tight embrace. She had always been very touchy, she didn't know if it was because she was Greek or because she was constantly with animals who wanted a good belly scratch. She wasn't going to scratch Nasim's belly, though, not yet. "I've got this," She pointed at the wine, "and honestly, it seemed like a waste." She said sincerely, and then reached up and tugged on a strand of her own hair, playing with it, "I mean, that conversation didn't seem pretty and maybe you'd like to drink some wine with me?" She realised that might've come as suggestive especially with that whole philosophy about how a man and a woman couldn't just be friends, but they were adults damn it, they could be anything they wanted. And truth be told, she already had enough wine at home, it would just be a waste. "I mean, I always hear so many good things about you and it could be fun to get to know each other, maybe." She gestured toward the bag once more, "It's free alcohol on me!"
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