[Darin i already downing half of his drink when she asks, and he can't help but snort his drink.]

[He coughs and pounds his chest a bit.]

Keh...sorry! Sorry! That's...just something I've taken to calling it since I don't like calling it by what it should be called.

It's ah...it's my birthday. Well...mine and Dromas' really.

[He looks at his glass with a wistful, bittersweet smile.]

When you're one of a set of twins...birthdays mean you always have someone to celebrate with but...after he died...after I learned why I was really born...

Kinda...soured the whole day, you know? I've never been happy about...

About...being born.

[He finishes his drink and pours another.]

And it's ale. Some sort of...pomegranate...fusion...thing. I dunno. I bought it at the store. Sounded tasty. Not as strong as I would have liked but it's probably good for you.