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[treadingdawn]

I am almost sorry to see them take their leave. They were quite the challenge, but also quite the mess. Twenty-three is still a good number.

Eden, I will be by shortly.

Zach, I am glad you enjoyed the drinks. My glass?

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[orderonto]

...so you fed him punch?

I realize it's no fault of your own, but I think I need to have a word with our Mr. Zach.

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

I believe the correct name is sangria.

I am not understanding the problem. Do people from your world not have your first sip of brandy in boyhood?

[orderonto]

You see-- that's complicated. The particular area where Zachary comes from, someone so young is not allowed to consume alcoholic drinks. And whether or not I agree with it, and I generally don't, he still shouldn't--

Wherever Zach is, his mother is still in Texas, and a young boy should never do something that he wouldn't be allowed to do in his mother's house.

How much did he have?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Well, does his mother drink wine?

A few glasses, I am not sure. I know he went home with one.

[orderonto]

I don't know if his mother drinks wine, but is that really the issue? I mean, not to offend, or anything. This sort of cultural navigation is confusing.

Not drunk off his...not drunk, right?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

So it is a crime?

No, I do not believe so.

[orderonto]

Well, yes. And no. I mean, it's a criminal law, but it's not necessarily something that's going to make a criminal of him. Still, someone ought to...go and...voice some general disapproval in lieu of his parents.

Right?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

... I was not aware that you consider him a ward of your own, Doctor. That is admirable and I apologize for my mistake.

I will not have drink with him again if you prefer.

[orderonto]

No, oh God, no, it's not like that, it's just that...he's a teenage boy, you know. Somebody has to keep their thumb on him.

You can drink with him. Not that it's my place to give permission. Rather, avoid drinking fermented beverages with him for his own sake?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Sorry, it is only that you seem to speak of him that way... I had a tutor who was a second father to me as well.

I will keep it in mind.

[orderonto]

Far from a tutor, I think he secretly doesn't like me much. I apparently just enjoy humiliating myself in front of near-strangers.

Noting your background, if you drink with him again, I just want you to trust your instincts before his. Doubtful he knows when enough is enough.

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

He has never said anything ill of you to me.

I can do that. He is no Telmarine for certain, and his pallor is a helpful sign.

[orderonto]

Thank you.

Pallor?

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

He is a bit fair in skin, as if he hailed from Archenland, and it is very easy to see when an Archenlander is drunk off his wine.

[orderonto]

Too funny. I'll make sure to tell him this, the next time I speak with him.

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Did I say something wrong?

[orderonto]

Wrong, no, of course not. But worthy of being used for teasing, definitely.

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

That was not my intention at all.

[orderonto]

I'm sure he'll thank you for it some day, though.