[ Like flicking a switch, Nelson's face instantly reddens in a stripe from ear to ear, over his nose and cheeks. It's lucky he doesn't have a drink yet, or he'd probably have choked on it. ]

Lil. I g-get-- that isn't-- [ To Renee, and (to a lesser extent) Kate: ] It's nothing. Never mind her.

A-and "getting out" means something different to everybody. I would only go out drinking with friends, otherwise I keep enough liquor at home.