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Thankfully, it looked like the mood was finally starting to ease up after Joseph had brought it down with his paranoia before. He was glad for that, at least. With everything they'd been going through recently, they deserved the chance to actually treat this vacation like, you know, [i]a vacation.[/i] And with any luck, the others would be able to.

He, on the other hand, had no such luck.

[color=96EACE]"Hey man, would I be able to get you to fill this with Everclear?"[/color] He asked the bartender once Jamie had finished, putting an empty flask onto the counter. [color=96EACE]"If I'm here on vacation, I should probably try to make the most of it."[/color]

The bartender gave him a look, but it only lasted a second before he took the flask and went to fill it. Joseph was honestly sort of surprised he was actually allowed to ask that, but considering the reaction when Chad asked to be carded, he guessed this place wasn't particularly strict with that kind of stuff. When the bartender came back, he took the flask and sneakily swapped it for another one under his shirt, which was already pre-filled with a comparatively sane alternative to the ninety-five percent alcohol he'd just payed for, rum and coke. After a quick glance around, he was pretty sure no one noticed his switcheroo.

Maybe Jamie was right, and he [i]was[/i] just being paranoid, but he'd be damned if he wasn't going to be careful just in case. At least this way, she and Chad wouldn't have to worry that he was still acting nervous or out of character. They'd see him tanking ridiculous amounts of alcohol like a champ exactly the same as he usually does, which might seem weird to Chad but he was pretty sure Jamie was used to it. Meanwhile, he could keep an eye out for anything strange without being [i]too[/i] drunk to react properly.

He snapped out of his thoughts when Chad asked if vacations and stuff like this were common, and couldn't help but chuckle at the idea.

[color=96EACE]"Yeah, like Jamie said, he's usually too grumpy for this kinda stuff. I'm pretty sure being angry and shouting at us are his main hobbies, which I personally feel is why he and I get along so well."[/color] He said, taking a quick swig of his rum flask before continuing. [color=96EACE]"At the same time though, he's actually a massive softy. Not even deep down, it's like, [i]right[/i] below the surface. He probably decided we needed a proper break after all the chaos from a couple of months ago. And seeing as I'm pretty sure he basically considers Jamie his unofficial extra kid, and I'm practically his best friend, it's only natural that he'd want to give us a proper break! Just this once though. Probably never happening again."[/color]

He paused for a moment, something occurring to him.

[color=96EACE]"That being said, Chris [i]did[/i] organize a camping trip once a little bit back."[/color] He said, not quite able to hold back the laughter at the memory. [color=96EACE]"Jamie got lost in the woods on the way there, and the rest of us wound up... not really [i]fighting,[/i] but definitely either messing with or [i]getting[/i] messed with by Omega Bears. It was pretty great. Also Mexico, which wasn't really organized, or a vacation, but it's at least pretty fun to look back on."[/color]

He took another drink, before looking back to Chad.

[color=96EACE]"You look worried. Is it because of what I said before, or because, and I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, you don't look like the most confident drinker in the world?"[/color]