Fortunately for Saori, he had gotten to the point where his mind turned some phrases into a garbled mess. The important point: Saori also needed this party, and she wasn't drunk, according to the Barkeep's judgment.

"I Ain't no barkeep in this place, you're right about that," he said before taking a sip from the beer bottle in his hand. "Saori Nakagawa. Didja try dancin' yet? This party's not gonna last all night, despite what they've announced at the start." Oh, those young people at their boundless optimism.