[@Lovejoy][@shylarah] Well... I've got my words out. I'll make a few things clear;

One, Oren is still under the influence. His inhibitions are lowered, so he's very much 'out of character' for his normal self. I'm fairly certain he wouldn't normally do this. I also have yet to figure out if this is the first time he's been 'caught' in this state. There are definitely a few signs that Ziotea might pick up on.

Two, I know they're meant to just be talking, but I've got a lot of things I wanted Oren to say. Maybe it's poor judgement on my part, but frankly, I took so long I just wanted to get it all out. He just went on a whole tirade and didn't even give Ziotea a chance to speak.

Three, while I can't guarantee that other commitments won't interfere, I'm going to be upping my ante so as to avoid a repeat event.