"Honestly? I don't drive, and it's close enough to my flat to walk. Makes it a bit easier to stumble home afterwards than the have to work the bus system or attempt to order a cab after a drink or two."
Q could use more friends. Well, he could probably use an easy hook up as well, but aside from Alice or Audrey or Merlin, he doesn't really have anyone he's friendly with. And all of them are quite nice, of course, but who couldn't use more friends? And John is new to California, so he's doing a good deed, as well.
"American beer, like American tea, isn't quite the same as back in England. But I suppose beggars can't be choosers, can we?"