[PQ] Dionysus Reborn

Remi always loved to hear Ronin's stories and found that they mixed impeccably with those Bastien was telling. Eventually as the alcohol sunk into his bones, he found himself releasing the pillow from his stomach and leaning against it. Probably too frequently he'd offer an apology to Vanya as their voices rose and the level of drunken absurdity increased. That did not stop the fits of laughter from echoing from Remi's lips, nor the way his eyes went glassy listening to the stories. Though his stories were nothing compared to Bastien or Ronin, the alcohol loosened his tongue, and he told them tales of sleeping beneath the stars and having to pack up his father's wagon in the middle of the night when someone the man had swindled came to collect. He told them of life on the road, of spending hours and hours in whore houses and helping with the washing and mending while his father 'went about his business' and how very kind all the woman were to him, especially after he lost his mother. Eventually as Ronin and Vanya left (with Remi whispering more apologies in the mother-to-be's ears), Remi looked lazily towards Bastien, yawned widely, and promptly passed out on the couches. REMI I tried to tie my heart down, board up all the windows Oh but it's too late now, I let you get too close