Avery nodded, about to answer Rosario's incredulous question with a, well, duh, before he was cut off by Lyra.
It helped, that the both of them saw the same thing. One person on their own is delusional. Two people, now that collaboration. And her leg was against his, and he felt like it didn't matter if the skeptic didn't come around, because at least he had Lyra.
"Yeah, we'd been drinking, but not as much as Ricky. We saw what we saw. I've heard some pretty wild stories in my time, but this- this took the cake."
He paused as their mulled ciders were delivered, taking a welcome moment to rally himself. Rosario was outnumbered here. She was going to have to either capitulate or walk out, because no way he was surrendering. "Anyway. You've researched him, haven't you. You know there are things that don't add up."