AFTERPARTY III: Never Have I Ever Been Quite This Drunk

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[There's absolutely nothing celebratory about this drinking party. "Party" isn't even the right word, not really-- it's more like a "drink until you forget and/or black out" session for anyone who wants to participate, and even the bartender isn't immune from that much. Please forgive him if your drink isn't mixed quite right; he's trying his best under the circumstances.

There's food, too, if anyone wants to attempt to stave off a hangover tomorrow, or just get something in their stomach after the events of the day: stirfry from Makoto, vegetable soup from Nageki (mediocre, but hey, a genuine effort was made and that's what counts), and some tea for those who would rather abstain from the harder stuff. (Is that even many people tonight? Probably not.)

Come on by the bar if you're hungry or want a drink, or even if you just don't want to be alone right now. That much, at least, is something that can be guaranteed tonight.]

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[ ... The ending where someone pulls away from the world is so much darker. And that he's asking him not to do that -- Jack...is really kind, isn't he. He's saying all of this even though he's intoxicated. He's telling Tenn what he really ought to hear, and...

He really doesn't think this world can get any darker. But it can. And it's his job to rise above it, to make sure he can pull himself out of the abyss and take as many people as he can with him. Even if it hurts. Even if it'll come back to bite him in the end.

He's a little emotional, soaking all of this in. Don't mind him. ]

...You're right. I -- we can't.