[He poured himself a very generous helping of alcohol, not even bothering with the ice, because who the hell wanted to water-down alcohol?]

[And he knocked the whole thing back, all at once. It burned all the way down.]

[When he set the glass back down again, his eyes went to the door; not that he could've possibly made it there before Garrus blocked him, but he was tempted to make a break for it anyway.]