[ The man offering the diamond is a twiggy dude with messy dark hair, wearing a navy three-piece suit and a Norman Rockwell-esque novelty Christmas tie. At Grace's question, his expression scrunches in a grimace. ]

I'll be honest ... all I wanted was a drink. But they replaced one of the ice cubes with this thing. [ Realizing this might sound totally gross, he hastens to add, ] I washed it off. But I'm not particularly attached to it.

[ That's a really pretty dress, he wants to add, but he worries that could come across creepy. Or unwelcome in another way: Maybe this woman has just as fraught a relationship with her outfit as he does with his. ]