"Hey now. Are you making fun of my knowledge of Mariah Carey? Or my attempt at Mariah Carey?" He snickered softly at this, "And I would be helpful at belting out heartfelt Mariah Carey songs, you can't tell me otherwise." Of course, he had to be more drunk than he currently was to actually sing Mariah Carey. At least, to sing Mariah Carey loud enough for more than Claire to be able to hear.
"I am usually quicker than that, but you see... my friend Jack. He tends to slow my brain functioning down a bit." And with that, he ordered another Jack and Coke. And a shot of tequila, despite what Claire had said about no shots.
He considered the shot glass in front of him, and looked over at Claire. "What about Jose? Not very often, but every once in a while? Jose can be a good friend." He was glad he left the other stuff alone as well. It felt nice to be normal for once. He liked this time spent with Claire. Just being able to sit in a bar with the woman, laughing and drinking.