Still. You want to serve good quality wines to those in the palace and to those who may visit. That should count, right?

[ Allen made to take a long drink of his wine, wondering if he should maybe get another. The concept of this whole night just made him not want to think about forgetting everything he's gone through in his time here. He's made progress in learning more about himself here, after all. ]

It's fine. [ His gloved hand gripped the glass a tiny bit tighter now, shaking his head. Yeah he was going to go ahead with this. ] I guess I put so much value in them... as in my line of work? We could die tomorrow, so while we still live? It's important to celebrate birthdays as it could be our last and we may not live to see another one.

[ Something in Allen's tone should suggest he was dead serious about it, and he wasn't even looking at Dohalim as he finished off his glass of wine pointedly. Damn it he wasn't going to be depressing. Not now. ]

Sorry. I didn't mean to bring things down. Ah... why don't we go get another drink?