Marta shakes her head. "Usually by the second drink I'm ready for a nap. But I do sober up faster than other people I've had drinks with." You know, for the five seconds she ever managed to have anything like a social life.

Still, Jessica has a point. About dealing with all of this without some sort of substance to make reality a little more malleable and easier to digest. Marta will, however, refrain from pointing out that alcohol lowers the body temperature; no one likes a science nerd trying to tell you not to drink for the reasons you want to.

"What is your favorite?" Drink, she means.