Partying

As you go in, Jeremy takes you aside, he hands you a key.

"Just in case, I have a guest bedroom upstairs, if you... wanna spend the night." He winks and points toward your girls behind you.

"Right, thanks?" You grab the key, you might use the room but if you do it'll only be to rest.

The girls disperse and you look around, lots of people, but still enough space to comfortably move around and talk. You're not very social though and you find yourself not starting any conversation.

As you arrive in the kitchen randomly, you look at two guys emptying a bottle of liquor, you try to turn back but they call out to you.

"Hey! John right? Come here! Take a drink!" One guy is calling for you while the other is looking for a clean glass.

"I'm not a drinker." You try to refuse.

"Man, it's a party! Drinking is a must! Jeff give him some vodka!" As he sees you refuse he brings a glass closer and slowly fills it to the middle.

"Maybe I'll drink later..." But they aren't stopping.

"I poured you a drink, you aren't gonna waste it? There isn't much, at least drink that." At this point he isn't the only one here anymore and some of his friends joined, but you aren't that weak, you won't let yourself be peer-pressured, you have a strong will.

"Fine, just a sip." You grab the glass and they encourage you, giving you the push needed to drink the whole glass. At first, it's good, but your throat warms up, which you're not a fan of. You did drink a few times in more modest environments but it seems this was very strong.

They nod, and let you leave, drinking didn't improve your mood and you go sit down in one of the living rooms. You lay down and you swear you could fall asleep like this, however, someone sits down next to you, Penny looks at your face and laugh.

"Damn, tired much? Come on take a sip, it's a cocktail!" She hands you her glass, and she's too cute to refuse, you take a sip.

"Hey, that's pretty good... Better than Vodka at least." You both look at each other and she laughs.

"Well, there's some vodka in it, but yeah."

"Do you drink a lot?"

"Eh, I had my moments but now I only drink occasionally. If we did a contest I would destroy you though." However you don't take the obvious bait, you won't end up dead drunk tonight.

"I'm fine. Maybe some other time."

"Fine, I'll go refill, see ya." She stands up, and you feel obligated to do the same, come on you won't fall asleep on the couch, will you? And you'd like another cocktail if possible.

You arrive in the outside garden where a big table is full of all kinds of alcoholic drinks but most of them are beers. You look around and you can see Kana in the distance she's talking with a few girls you haven't seen before, they're all dressed in goth fashion, you wanted to talk to her, but you don't want to disturb so you grab a beer and turn away.

You can see Ashley inside, she's alone which is kind of surprising, you were expecting her to be surrounded by friends, you always thought she was popular. You go and join her.

"Hey, how you doin?" You ask.

"Fine, and you, I see you're enjoying yourself." She's looking at your can of beer.

"You want a taste?" You open the can.

"Nah, I'm not much of a drinker, that's why I usually prefer my nerd parties." She smiles but you can see some annoyance on her face.

"I understand, it's not for everyone. But you would fit everywhere, and even tonight, you're great." You kiss her and she reciprocates weakly before hugging you, and you start swaying slowly to the music. You stay like that for a while, it feels good.