"Because I'm not. I dunno. I think I am a bit, I'm just not wasted like you guys." Matt snickered a little at Mello's suggestion. "I found a console and some games in some cupboard... we could drag all the stuff into my room, dump Near on the bed, and sit and play it in there?"

And - because there's no fun in being the only sober one - Matt grabbed the bottle and took a deep swig, enough to make him cough and splutter.