[ Don't worry, he did indeed order something a little lighter for Saitou. Not because he doubts the other's drinking tolerance (hell, if anything, Saitou is usually still sober by the time Sano and Shinpachi are already yelling and laughing from how drunk off their asses they are), but more just since he probably needs to work his way into drinking something other than sake with smaller steps.

Because Shinpachi himself totally has whiskey over here. He really wants to get drunk, at least tonight. Just so he doesn't have to think about things too deeply - it's totally a healthy coping method, okay. Especially since he'll probably rant about it all the same by the time he's drunk enough and all stops are gone. ]

Nah.. although there's at least sake here, so it's not like you have to drink something else. [ But in Zelien there were nothing but western drinks, so he already adapted back then. ]

Although some of this stuff's really strong. Tenka's apparently had to drag my ass back to the apartement before.

[ "Apparently" since.. you know, he was passed out.. you're on duty tonight, Saitou, you can't escape!! ]