[Thank god for Riley, because without her this whole interaction would be a nonstarter. Never mind her criminal behavior in not letting Steve drink at will. Even Riley has her limits. Hilariously, she's never tattled on Giorno, although whether that's because bossiness duties for sisters are higher than for friends or because she's got no illusions that she'd actually be able to stop him is up for debate.]

[Regardless, the point is: this is a win for Steve, because Giorno lights up immediately. He even goes so far as to straighten up from his trunk-lounge.]

Mmhm, I like it there. Maya made a chocolate thing in February, I was there for most of the month. It—

[Wait, hold on, back up. Navigating back to the part where Steve was still talking when he stopped listening. Does he drink? After leaving his mouth open for a moment, he snaps it closed and nods.]

Yes. [Haruno did, too, but only with some persuasion. Which is a good point, actually. He presses his soles together and flattens his legs out until the sides of his knees touch the grass, butterfly-pose.] More than — you know. Overall, it would be fair for you to assume that I'm less concerned about following rules.

[Which. Is a thing, since Haruno wasn't very concerned about that at all. He considers bringing up the thing Riley said — that Haruno was sweet, and the issue he took with that — but after a brief moment of crawling mortification, decides not to bring it up.]