George had tumbled onto the couch, but that had probably been a bad idea, because now he was afraid he might not be able to stand back up again. He managed to pull himself up to a seated position when Alicia came back in, and he realized only belatedly that she had said something about not wearing shorts and he had missed it. Piss.
He thought on her question for a long moment before waving his hands dismissively, indicating, or meaning to indicate, that he didn't need either. He looked up at her and tried to figure out just how to tell her why he was there, and why he was totally shitfaced, but he only managed to look like a kicked puppy.