[For a moment, August considers pointing out that drinking's a terrible reason to live.

And then the moment passes, as August is fairly certain this guy has heard that all before and, what's important, does not give a single fuck.]

It's just not nearly as appealing when you're pretty sure you can't even get drunk without drinking enough to drown a fish.

[Or when you see how fucking stupid people get, but honestly it's mostly the first one.]