"Mm." Ben agreed. "I haven't smiled that much in weeks, y'know. Bein' around you I'm just in the moment I start forgetting all that other... stuff. My parents, and my bio dad being in island jail, and Rory... at least, not forget, but at least it doesn't hurt as much." He thought back on these words, grimaced and sat up slowly and reluctantly. "Sorry. I dunno what was in that punch but it's making me wordy. I'm not usually like this."
He tried to loosen his tie, while also trying to make himself think soberly. It was difficult. "I hate these things," he muttered. "Death to all formalwear."