However, if they then proceed to punch you, it is no longer open to interpretation. It happened. Claiming anything otherwise is choosing to be ignorant of the fact that it happened.
Yes! I like that metaphor.
I know the horse is dead but I'm going to hit it one more time and see what happens.
Yes, yes, yes. The response "not tonight" in reference to sharing with others could simply refer to wine. Or if we're really stretching it could mean "I only do monogamy" and will only "share a bottle" with one other person. But since Shadowheart later says (in paraphrase) "not with the twins tonight, let's wait until we've had sex with each other first" and then she says "sure, lets be with the twins and, hey, let's add someone else" the clear pattern, the punch that has landed, is that Shadowheart is open to sharing.
To belabor - "not tonight" wine, "not tonight" twins and then okay tonight is the night let's invite even more people to the party. Tells me that the "threat to land a punch" was a real threat indeed.
