[ her addressing it so bluntly kind of takes him off guard, and he shifts from foot to foot, uncomfortable ]

Uhhh... it's not that? I dunno. I've just never been around someone drunk before.

[ he pauses again, hesitating quite a bit, and he has several false starts before he finds his voice. how is he supposed to handle this...? ]

People ... drink to, like, cope sometimes, right? It's just ... if there's something bothering you or if you're freaked out because of everything ... you know I'll listen, right?



[ turns out he's just worried about her. ]