how that works out.

knows it won't, but it's nice to try? Drinking really is a problem for her, so she's going to try and cut back on it a little. Though... _

she's considered another resolution this year... to fix things with one of the most important people in her life.

can relate.

take your word through it. She's been living through the bottle so long, maybe it's time she actually tried to set it down. It's so much _

easier, though, so she's not entirely sure that she'll be able to stand the world sober.

knows exactly what she means. "I like can't even stand the world when I'm drunk; being sober is like fucking impossible."

nods, fully understanding that. "It's just far too real to deal with. Makes everything bloody miserable. I don't want all those reminders _

of everything and anything I've done wrong. It's just easier to drink myself into a coma for a bit."

"So true." He pulls out a bottle of Jim Beam and chugs it like a baby that hasn't been fed all day.

grimaces at that. "Oh, thanks, that's going to make this whole quitting thing so much easier, watching you drink in front of me."

"Sorry... I'll step outside." He pulls out Johnny Walker Red, and then stashes it away again.