[He silently raises his drink in a toast to that, then gulps some of it down. Already time for a refill, he's going through it too quickly, but it's hard to find the effort to care. He's tired still, a sort of lingering exhaustion more than any result of being underslept; and besides, it takes a lot for a man his size to get drunk.
Though it's starting to take effect, slowly but surely. He can tell, because the things that come to mind that he wants to ask about are things maybe best left alone, but he's damned well going to ask at least one of them anyway. If it gets awkward, he can blame it on the alcohol, it's an easy scapegoat.]
You and the other Grandmaster, Hasashi. You were together, weren't you?
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Though it's starting to take effect, slowly but surely. He can tell, because the things that come to mind that he wants to ask about are things maybe best left alone, but he's damned well going to ask at least one of them anyway. If it gets awkward, he can blame it on the alcohol, it's an easy scapegoat.]
You and the other Grandmaster, Hasashi. You were together, weren't you?