Nyan, the term "standard" can mean either "something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model" or "a level of quality, achievement, etc., that is considered acceptable or desirable." In the way you phrased it, it is easy to assume that you meant the prior, when you actually meant the latter. Had you simply put "compared to his home," or something similar, boom. Crisis averted.

Lore, may I ask you to clarify what you wrote? "Zim's state" and "readying himself to it around the bar" were especially confusing to me.

And, if Sola allows it, I was thinking about having Zim perform a puppet show in the tavern to get a free ale. Does ale restore mana? Also, does conjuring two puppets and controlling them remotely cost mana?