[Huh. Not an entirely unfamiliar offer and so he's not bothered by the slightly harsh way of putting it, but he really isn't sure how to respond.
On one hand, he does drink, and after everything that happened it's really tempting. On the other hand, even though he does drink he doesn't actually get drunk anymore, not after being too inebriated to help when the twins went missing. Knowing what happened to them helps alleviate some guilt in that--even if he'd been able to go after them he would've just been a third casualty that night--but there's still the fear that something like that might happen in the future and he'll be useless.
Not to mention that, despite how much he'd love to forget about everything for awhile, he knows if he starts drinking as a way to cope he won't stop.
But that doesn't mean he's going to refuse. Whiskey is good for things besides drinking and it's fine if he has a little anyway, but more importantly he'll be able to get a better read on Maketh and he doesn't want to refuse an offer of reaching out.]
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On one hand, he does drink, and after everything that happened it's really tempting. On the other hand, even though he does drink he doesn't actually get drunk anymore, not after being too inebriated to help when the twins went missing. Knowing what happened to them helps alleviate some guilt in that--even if he'd been able to go after them he would've just been a third casualty that night--but there's still the fear that something like that might happen in the future and he'll be useless.
Not to mention that, despite how much he'd love to forget about everything for awhile, he knows if he starts drinking as a way to cope he won't stop.
But that doesn't mean he's going to refuse. Whiskey is good for things besides drinking and it's fine if he has a little anyway, but more importantly he'll be able to get a better read on Maketh and he doesn't want to refuse an offer of reaching out.]
Deal. Where should I meet you?