"A wedding yesterday?" Ern said, now putting one and one together and realizing what this really meant. "Are you hung over?" he asked, in his usual straightforward manner. He wasn't one to let pink elephants linger in the room, especially while at work. And especially when it had to do with everyone's safety.
"And that would be fine if our duties weren't this dangerous," he said, shaking his head with a sigh. "If you're hung over we can't have you around, potentially endangering yourself and others while you're at it. I appreciate your dedication to your work, but I can't have anyone around when they're not functional."