Torie wasn't so sure she'd ever met such an unpleasant man before (barring Raph when he was in a bad mood) but she was not going to give in to his strange desire to prolong this conversation any further. Torie was smarter than that and far too socially apt to let him goad her into anything else.

He must think pretty highly of himself, to keep tossing the word interesting about, and to call her boring. Clearly he was lacking in manners on a multitude of levels and that was no how Torie was going to choose to spend an otherwise pleasant evening. All she did in response was give him a little wave over her shoulder, not even bothering to look back. It wasn't worth it, he certainly wasn't worth her time, not when there were far more charming people to spend her time with.

That said, after such an uncouth experience, she needed some champagne to temper her attitude. Maybe she would find Poppy or someone equally cheerful to help her recover. As long as she was anywhere but here.