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[whattaprick]

[ Guess who’s got two thumbs and five bottles of faerie ale burning a hole in his inventory? This guy! ]

So, who’s up for a drink?

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[whattaprick]

[ Oh, Lambert can get drunk ... it just takes more effort. But he gets there in the end, at least.

As to Lauren's issue, though, he at least has a theory... ]

Lemme guess: doesn't mix well with magic?

[mylastchance]

No.

[He never even considered that being a problem. Suddenly he's concerned about what will happen once Susan's old enough to actually drink for reals.]

No. It's just not smart to get drunk if you've got someone to look after.

[Especially if they could, for example, incinerate an entire horse accidentally at any time. Just a hypothetical, of course.]

[whattaprick]

[ That never stopped Lambert and the other witchers. Whoops. But then again, they're not winning any parent of the year awards for a reason. ]

I'd say looking after someone's more likely to make you want to get drunk, depending on the someone.

[ HE'S THINKING ABOUT YOU, STRANGE. ]

[mylastchance]

[He smiles at the sentiment, not sure that he agrees, but amused by the thought nonetheless. He wonders if Lambert says that because he's actually had to play caretaker before, or if it's more a comment on the company he keeps. Then again, he was the nightrider supervisor.]

Are you saying the nightriders drive you to the drink?

[whattaprick]

The whole carnival drives me to drink.

[ He says it cheerfully enough, though. ]

Luckily, I like being drunk.

[mylastchance]

[Lauren shakes his head, still smiling. He's not sure he'll ever understand the appeal. Of course if he actually got drunk he might, but he wants the person in his care to stay alive. So instead he'll have to use words to find the answer]

Why?

[whattaprick]

It's relaxing.

Sometimes you need a little help turning everything off.

[mylastchance]

Why not sleep?

[He's most definitely just trying to be difficult, but he is curious.]

[whattaprick]

[ The snort says he's assuming Lauren is absolutely just being difficult. ]

Because I want to be conscious to enjoy it, obviously.

[mylastchance]

You're not worried about looking like an idiot?

[whattaprick]

Why should I be?