Oh, so some kind of beer or ale is called for, then. People don't want a fancy drink if they're snacking, though maybe a liquor to mix with something else might be good too...

[He loops an arm around hers, comfortable with their companionship. Even if nothing ever came of it, like the fate of the rest of the not!relationships he was in, at least he could pretend that they had something for a short while.]

...This is a shift. Obviously. How much longer do you think we have?