[that was it. that was all she needed, was to just... get drunk and shut herself up and get herself to stop worrying about everything. she reached for the screwdriver and considered it for maybe about half a second before downing it all in one go.]

Gods. I'm never gonna loosen up if I try to moderate myself. That should really get it going.

[she just wanted to be comfortable for once. she'd been through so much. it was a damn good thing that she kept her head on a swivel more often than not so this couldn't turn into a problem, but she shot Neo a real smile knowing and being reassured, over and over again, that she wasn't going to be dealing with this alone. she spoke up again, this time with a lot more humor behind it.]

Ugh. You're too good to me, Neo. You're gonna make me go soft in my old, old age.