[ He laughs too, reaching over to pat her on her shoulder. ]

Hey, I'm keeping you to that one!

[ It sounds more like a joke than a threat.

.. though, to be fair, if someone hurt Adaine it would definitely be a threat. But Mal has seemed fine so far, so he definitely trusts her with this. ]

For now.. Just enjoy the party, alright? I got to go greet some more people, but just let me know if you need anything! .. Or, actually, maybe let The Ball know if that ends up being the case. He's been sitting there near the music player this entire time, rather than actually talking to people. [ Maybe Mal doesn't know who The Ball is - but Fabian juts a thumb in Riz's direction, probably making it pretty clear. ]