“Better not to risk it given the number of people that are here to fuck,” she says, casting a glance around the party— “I hate to think what’s in that.”

An experienced drinker is not the same as one with great tolerance; it’s entirely possible that it being only alcohol would still be fundamentally ill-advised, although it’s safe to say that certainly doesn’t always stop her.

“I’ll grant you it’s an efficient way of securing the money, though. How have you been passing the time?”