"Yeah, less of a fringe benefit and more of a, uh, borderline drawback?" she suggests, a glimmer of amusement in her eyes as she takes a sip of her own drink.

His question is met with a thoughtful look, a slight smile at the corner of her mouth. "Maybe not at Josie's. But yeah. Do you think you can handle not being involved when I have a dangerous case?" She figures it's a fair question, if fairly direct. And an important one. Keeping people from being caught in the crosshairs of her bullshit is her top priority.