Lukas
2011-12-11T17:28:28.000Z
wasn't overly fond of the holiday season. To be more accurate, he wasn't overly fond of the preparation for it. Everyone was always busy
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Lukas
2011-12-11T17:29:58.000Z
with something or other, and he could've sworn he was getting a headache just from watching them all scurry about. And he would never admit
Lukas
2011-12-11T17:30:58.000Z
it, but maybe he missed the carefree associations people bothered him with when they weren't so occupied with other things. [Arthur]
Arthur
2011-12-11T17:32:35.000Z
personally isn't all that fond of large crowds and the like, but he thinks that all of that mess is only a very small part of the holiday
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Arthur
2011-12-11T17:33:13.000Z
season, albeit a rather unimportant one. He's sure you've heard this a thousand times before, but perhaps you just need to relax a bit in
Arthur
2011-12-11T17:33:25.000Z
order to enjoy it-perhaps a bit of alcohol to unwind?
Lukas has
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definitely been told that, but more like a million times than a thousand. For some reason, he just can't find it in himself to relax like
Lukas
2011-12-11T17:39:33.000Z
everyone else. But... Alcohol? He had been avoiding the substance lately, but with a certain Dane nowhere to be found, he didn't really have
Lukas
2011-12-11T17:40:22.000Z
to worry about bad choices, did he? He glanced at the Englishman warily. "One drink. That's all I'll agree to."
Arthur wonders
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why, if you've been told so many times, then, you haven't ever considered it to be true. We're nations, after all-stress is sort of a given,
Arthur
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but that doesn't mean we shouldn't unwind every once in a while. He hasn't been drinking very much lately, either, but that's by his own
Arthur
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choice. He no longer needs whiskey to sleep at night, after all. "Alright, fair enough. I'll pay for it, too, if you're fine with that."
Lukas
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can't help it; relaxing just isn't in his nature. He deals with stress in different ways than most nations, usually involving being alone.
Lukas
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Still, Arthur is definitely among one of the more tolerable nations, and Lukas didn't have quite as many problems being around him as he did
Lukas
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some of the others. He smiled, albeit faintly. "Well, how could I possibly turn down a free drink?"
Arthur thinks
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that spending a bit of time alone is a perfect way to unwind, especially if your stress is caused by a certain person. However, once
Arthur
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you've reached a certain level of stress, being alone tends to...make things worse, more or less. He's glad to hear that you enjoy his
Arthur
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company, at least. "Hah, I was hoping you'd say something like that. Off we go, then."
Lukas
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nodded; he had recently discovered how much worse being alone could make someone feel. He shrugged. "You lead the way. You are paying,
Lukas
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after all."
Arthur hates
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to be the one to suggest this, but perhaps you ought to get a girlfriend? Or a dog. Good company is always a mood-booster, after all. "Ah,
Arthur
2011-12-11T18:01:41.000Z
yes, of course. I know a nice, quiet pub not too far from here." He starts off down the street, motioning for the other to follow."
Lukas
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let out a laugh before he could stop it, though he abruptly hid it behind a hand. A girlfriend? That was absurd. But a dog may be nice. He
Lukas
2011-12-11T18:10:43.000Z
followed behind the other at a steady pace, eyes fixed on the ground. "A quiet pub? Sounds like an oxymoron to me."
Arthur
2011-12-11T18:11:52.000Z
smiles slightly at that, thinking that if he can get the man laughing before he's even put a pint in him, than this is going to be a very
Arthur
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successful afternoon. Nonetheless, it was just a suggestion-worth a try at least, right? "It would be, in most places. This one's only
Arthur
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really loud on Sundays, when all the Protestants come after church."
Lukas
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shook his head. He wasn't used to laughing very often, as sad as that sounded. Then he rose an eyebrow at the other. "You are aware it is
Lukas
2011-12-11T18:20:07.000Z
Sunday, aren't you?"
Arthur
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blinks, stopping at the door to the pub. Has he really lost track of the date again? No suprise, considering Cameron's been working gim
Arthur
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*him into the ground lately... "...is that so? Funny, I had no idea.."
Lukas
2011-12-11T18:23:26.000Z
nodded grimly. "Looks like you're in need of this as much as me." He glanced at the door before glancing back at the other, a determined set
Lukas
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to his shoulders. "Like you said, sometimes we need to be around other people, right?" He'd have to get used to it eventually, anyways.
Arthur
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hesitates for a brief moment before nodding as well, opening the door and going inside. "Yes, it certainly seems like it. This'll be good
Arthur
2011-12-11T18:25:44.000Z
for the both of us, then-a few pints, shits and giggles with a couple of humans...just let me know when you're ready to go home."
Lukas
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followed after the other, cringing slightly at the noise in the pub. It... really would take him awhile to get used to crowds. "Right. Too
Lukas
2011-12-11T18:28:35.000Z
late for me to back out now, I suppose?"
Arthur
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walks over to the bar, plopping down on a stool right in the center. He waves at the bartender, calling for two pints of ale. "More or less,
Arthur
2011-12-11T18:30:14.000Z
if we're planning on actually getting something accomplished."
Lukas
2011-12-11T18:33:54.000Z
sighed, following after the other and sitting next to him with a sense of resignation. "Accomplished?" He glanced at the glass the bartender
Lukas
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set in front of him before shrugging and picking it up. "Then let's get this over with." At least his alcohol tolerance had increased a bit.
Arthur
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stares at the mug with slight relief, picking it up and bringing it to his lips, taking a long, oh so satisfying draught. "Mm, yes,
Arthur
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accomplished. The entire point of this is to relax, is it not?"
Lukas
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took a small drink of his, sighing as it went down. Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad idea, and he wouldn't regret it later. Now, if only he
Lukas
2011-12-11T21:08:35.000Z
actually believed that. "Well, yes, it is. I suppose I'm just having trouble adjusting to the concept again."
Arthur
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quickly finishes off the first pint, a warm feeling settling in the pit of his stomach and making his recent troubles and worry seem miles
Arthur
2011-12-12T01:33:54.000Z
and miles away. He looks over at the other male, a small smile on his face. "Well, like everything, it takes a bit of practise. I'm sure
Arthur
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you'll get the hang of it after a while."
Lukas
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stared at his glass for another moment before downing the rest in one go, squirming slightly at the strange feeling in his stomach. He
Lukas
2011-12-12T01:38:25.000Z
snorted, shaking his head. "Practice? Not likely to happen. It's not every day I get free drinks."
Arthur
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waves at the bartender, ordering another pint each for the both of them. "Well, if it's practise you need, perhaps you could do this on a
Arthur
2011-12-12T01:49:53.000Z
regular basis? Alone, with someone else...whatever works for you."
Lukas
2011-12-12T02:05:17.000Z
wondered briefly what had happened to 'just one' before easily shaking the thought off. "Perhaps. But if I don't watch out, I'll become as
Lukas
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reliant on it as Denmark." Honestly, he hardly ever saw the other without a drink, and he saw him plenty.
Arthur
2011-12-12T11:24:19.000Z
can't help but think that the second drink is even better than the first one, and instead of ignorning the constant din of the bar around
Arthur
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him, he finds himself tuning into it, and almost enjoying it. "Oh,no, we wouldn't want that. But it's not the alcohol itself that's
Arthur
2011-12-12T11:25:17.000Z
addicting,you know."
Lukas
2011-12-12T15:18:51.000Z
quickly downed his second drink in an effort to make the setting a little less uncomfortable. Instead, it only succeeded in fogging his head
Lukas
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even more, even after he shook it in an attempt to clear it. He looked curiously at Arthur. "Not the alcohol that's addicting?"
Arthur
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nods thoughtfully, leaning back so that his stool tips and sways in a dangerous manner. "No, of course not. Alchohol messes with your body's
Arthur
2011-12-12T22:24:46.000Z
functions, yes, but it's the feeling you get from it that's addicting-the elation, the relief. All alcoholics want to forget something."
Lukas
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nodded understandingly. "So, in theory, it's bringing a literal meaning to the phrase 'drowning your sorrows'?"
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