Grantaire, put the bottle down

[brandybreath]

[the token drunkard of Les Amis de l'ABC is, well, drunk. And very confused]

So.... Where am I?

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[kouros]

I assure you, we're real.

[brandybreath]

I've been told that before, and I assure you, I do not believe it.

[kouros]

Who's been going around pretending to be a god?

[brandybreath]

Politicians and monarchs all claim divinity with their words and deeds. Would you have me name them alphabetically or chronologically? Either way, I do not believe in them.

[kouros]

Even if there were proof?

[brandybreath]

You claim to have such a thing?

[kouros]

Healing or light?

[brandybreath]

What?

[kouros]

Would you like proof with healing, or proof with light?

[brandybreath]

[He thinks about this, really hard in fact. Considering the bottle in his hand and the impending threat of sobriety, he chooses his next words carefully]

I think I won't have any proof at all.

[kouros]

So if I were to say that I'm the god Apollo, you would...?

[brandybreath]

If you did not carry the demeanor of a certain stone-sober individual, I would say you were drunk.

[kouros]

I don't get drunk. That's Dionysus's job.

[brandybreath]

Yes, very like a certain sober individual.

[kouros]

Not by choice, let me make that perfectly clear.

[brandybreath]

I suppose it wouldn't be. Still I do not look for your proof, sir god, since that it what you claim to be. My state of health is just as I've made it myself and the murkiness in my vision as well. If you will not drink with me, what would a god say the to mortal, pale, and sad shadow of the god of wine?

[kouros]

"Stop trying to imitate my baby brother, that's not healthy", but I think you already know that.

[brandybreath]

I've been told in less kind words for many years now, but when the only sure thing is my full glass, I'd hate to abandon it after so long.

[kouros]

Mm. What's your name?

[brandybreath]

I am Grantaire. And you are Apollo Delius, you say. Are you certain you won't have a drink with me?

[kouros]

I wouldn't get drunk. It wouldn't be any fun for you.

[brandybreath]

Not so! I will be drunk and with a fine companion. What more could a man ask for?

[kouros]

Soberity?

[brandybreath]

Overrated, I say!

[kouros]

I suppose you would, Mister...?