Becky drains her glass in a single go

Becky had to admit that her logic, while quite simple, was solid enough. And besides, Fuu had said to try to relax. Although her immediate acquiescence to Robin's suggestion did also have a little bit to do with the fact that it was far easier to simply accept the glass Robin was handing her than to muster to social presence needed to deny her suggestion. As Becky looked down into the minty green liquid Robin had handed her, she saw a promise therewithin. Perhaps Robin was right and a drink would be enough for her to loosen up and have some fun. If not, then alcohol did offer another escape from the discomfort of exposure: temporary oblivion in the bottom of a glass.

"Here's to health, happiness, and just, like, having a real good time!" Robin grinned. Skye gave a bemused smile, then raised her own glass to meet the other two in a clinking toast. As Robin and Skye brought their glasses up for a couple of sips, Becky found herself moving like a woman possessed. All of the tension filling her body surged into a moment of reckless, desperate action and when the first drop of sweet, fruity alcohol slipped past her lips, she didn't stop until the entire glass was drained.

"Wow! I guess you really are ready to party!" Robin said with a laugh.

As Becky lowered the glass back to it's platter with one trembling hand, blushing as she avoided Robin's gaze, she noticed something she hadn't been expecting. First was the fact that, despite her assumption that the drinks had been alcoholic, she didn't feel the tell-tale burning sensation she would have expected from downing a whole glass. Second was that there was something else. It was cool and permeating, like a soft mintiness that flowed with the liquid down into her stomach, then diffused itself outward into her body, tracing the length of her veins out into her arms and legs until her body was momentarily filled with a pleasant numbness. Then it started to turn, melting out of that frigid sensation into something loose, pleasant, and warm.

Even as she felt her thoughts starting to loosen, Becky's mind was working overtime. Decades of alchemical study flew through her thoughts in seconds as she desperately tried to parse what exactly she had just taken into her body. The realization came to her in the same second that she saw Robin make eye contact with Skye. The girl grinned then made a shrugging gesture in Becky's direction.

"Well if Becky's going all in, I don't wanna get left behind," Robin said.

Skye nodded. "I suppose it's a party after all."