Tal was tense as a board, shoulders slightly hunched, but the comparatively gentle clap on his back pulled him out of his tongue-tied discomfort and had him giving Remi a startled glance. It was enough to see the Lullaby's grin and the courier blinked, beginning to believe that he might survive the encounter.
"Um... thanks." The look he gave the other man in return was one of naked relief and the courier hurriedly scampered down the bar for a refill. The booze was flowing freely and if he was going to make a fool of himself tonight at least he could tell himself he'd had a reason for it, instead of his usual habit of sticking his feet in his mouth while entirely sober.
He did sidle back to his previous place tentatively, however, and set a mostly-innocent fruit juicy looking drink in reach of the Lullaby as a peace offering with a flicker of a shy grin. Instead of digging himself any deeper he sipped at his own crystal clear martini glass - garnished with a little wood sword stuck through an olive. If Remi didn't want it, Tal figured he could always down the juice later.
"Um... thanks." The look he gave the other man in return was one of naked relief and the courier hurriedly scampered down the bar for a refill. The booze was flowing freely and if he was going to make a fool of himself tonight at least he could tell himself he'd had a reason for it, instead of his usual habit of sticking his feet in his mouth while entirely sober.
He did sidle back to his previous place tentatively, however, and set a mostly-innocent fruit juicy looking drink in reach of the Lullaby as a peace offering with a flicker of a shy grin. Instead of digging himself any deeper he sipped at his own crystal clear martini glass - garnished with a little wood sword stuck through an olive. If Remi didn't want it, Tal figured he could always down the juice later.
