"Drunk? What, what? Don't be so," he gestured grandly, "so totally ridiculous. You're always so ridiculously ..." He gave a little tipsy chuckle. "Well, you know what you are, I'm sure. So, so." Hugo nodded to himself, grinning, then grew suddenly very serious and seized Alex around her middle. "Listen, are you listening? Please listen to me." He hicupped again and looked at her intently. "Is that Marvin git here?" he peered over her shoulder drunkenly.