The Players: Charley Pollard and Richard Harrow What: New Years Eve party/meeting up Where: Probably somewhere in the Manor When: New Years Eve Rating: Guessing we'll see (probably low)
Jimmy always used to drag him to stuff like this at Babette's, but Richard could never bring himself to do more than just sit on the sofa and wait quietly for Jimmy to get so drunk he'd need to be driven home. A whole other reality later, and Richard was in the same situation. A different sofa, of course, but definitely the same situation.
He didn't drink. He didn't like to do that sort of thing in public - the mask put people off and now that he was in an even stranger place, he felt even less comfortable in lifting it. Even with a straw, he'd still dribble it everywhere. No, it was better to sit there, be polite, and leave. He didn't really know what else to do anyway.
The New Year was supposed to be a happy event. So far, Richard was trying to figure out how or why.