"It is what people do. I mean, I think it's what people do. I don't think anyone's ever bought me a drink before."
And it's kind of a nice feeling, actually. He could take or leave the alcohol -- although at the moment, he seems to be taking it, albeit slower than he was with the first drink -- but the sense of having someone around interested enough in him to actually buy him a drink is unique and not at all unpleasant. He could get used to this.
He notices that Ned's a little pinker in the cheeks than he had been moments before, but he's just as likely to chalk it up to the alcohol as he is to anything else. Somehow, despite the fact that Ned has essentially verified that this very much counts as a date, he's not quite consciously aware of the fact that this probably means Ned is attracted to him.
"Everyone's drunk at the office -- or high at the office, there's a lot of that, too -- because everyone's miserable at the office. They think I don't see it, because I'm not drunk with them, or high with them, but I do. They're all trying to escape from something. That's why they work so much. That's why they drink so much. I think that's normal, for advertising agencies. Every place I've ever worked has been like that."
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And it's kind of a nice feeling, actually. He could take or leave the alcohol -- although at the moment, he seems to be taking it, albeit slower than he was with the first drink -- but the sense of having someone around interested enough in him to actually buy him a drink is unique and not at all unpleasant. He could get used to this.
He notices that Ned's a little pinker in the cheeks than he had been moments before, but he's just as likely to chalk it up to the alcohol as he is to anything else. Somehow, despite the fact that Ned has essentially verified that this very much counts as a date, he's not quite consciously aware of the fact that this probably means Ned is attracted to him.
"Everyone's drunk at the office -- or high at the office, there's a lot of that, too -- because everyone's miserable at the office. They think I don't see it, because I'm not drunk with them, or high with them, but I do. They're all trying to escape from something. That's why they work so much. That's why they drink so much. I think that's normal, for advertising agencies. Every place I've ever worked has been like that."