[It might be a lie but it's a comfortable one. A safer sort of camaraderie in the banter than anything that might actually be behind it. Stephen wasn't in the best mood for dealing with Actual Friendship so pretending it was all about some good free booze was a safer zone to settle in for the moment.]
I'll make sure he gets the request. [One of the two of them'd get her something good, maybe she'd luck out and they'd both get her something. Thanks for similar reasons even if Stephen was usually terrible at that sort of thing.]
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I'll make sure he gets the request. [One of the two of them'd get her something good, maybe she'd luck out and they'd both get her something. Thanks for similar reasons even if Stephen was usually terrible at that sort of thing.]