(Or you could pretend to be drunk again. Seeing as... how well that went last time.)
[It's a little bit of teasing. Just a bit. He's... not exactly sure where things stand, given -- other things that have happened. He's still willing to drag himself to this thing, stand in a corner like window dressing, but even so...]
[... this is awkward.]
(They're some kind of celebrity around here, aren't they? They've probably got the best chance at succeeding.)
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[It's a little bit of teasing. Just a bit. He's... not exactly sure where things stand, given -- other things that have happened. He's still willing to drag himself to this thing, stand in a corner like window dressing, but even so...]
[... this is awkward.]
(They're some kind of celebrity around here, aren't they? They've probably got the best chance at succeeding.)