[Oh, challenge accepted now that the bot bartender is finally cooperating. Caution--he's not a dumb child--prevents Pavel from knocking back an entire shot like he's seen others do, but he takes a sip with enough bravado to make up for it...
...And try as he might to not choke or make a face, both inevitably happen. That wasn't nearly as fun as something he's not allowed to do ought to be. What gives?
He'll have something to say as soon as his throat stops being on fire, hold on.]