If anything, Rico seemed to relax a little at being checked out more traditionally. That tended to be her preferred way to be looked at. Drawing curiosity and gapes for being so starkly different was more obnoxious, but if a cute girl wanted to sneak a peek, well, who was she to judge.

Rico shrugged at that. "Beer is better than no beer." A sparkling conversationalist, she is not. "Lot of people are new. You want a medal, rosa?"