He swallowed some of the warm beverage, immediately feeling relaxed as the taste of chocolate coated his tongue. Mm... "I'm okay, there was something I needed to speak with you about but I can see you are already talking to someone. I can wait." He smiled gratefully at him as he took another sip.

Mmmm...

Hot chocolate, he decided, was much better than all that alcohol. And he didn't even throw up afterwards.