"Thinking how much better you'll feel if I don't," Rus tells him promptly. "Especially about the ear bones." He grins triumphantly at the change in Severus' expression.
"I shouldn't think there'd be any," he says frankly. "Right, 'cause you put brimstone in their tea." He scowls briefly at the mention of pineapples but it disappears when the barman sets the drinks in front of them. "Cheers!" He takes a sip and savours it. "Good stuff," he says approvingly, sliding the note across the bar. "You just keep them coming like that all right." He glances around. "No one on the board tonight?" He seems disappointed.
Okay! All of my sympathy vanishes for parents who commit child abuse like that. And people fuss so about the economy. Well, I got it from the Tim Dorsey book of the same name. You gets your sources and you takes your chances. :D