You agree to Carlos's offer...

"Oh, come on, dude! We'll have some fun!" - Carlos says, seeing your hesitation.

"Hmm... OK..." - you finally agree to his offer, though the feeling of wrongdoing lingers in your mind.

So, you leave the college building behind and follow your new acquaintance.

After about twenty minutes of walking through the city streets, you both reach your destination: a multi-story (apparently about 20 stories) residential complex that looks quite modern and well-maintained.

Carlos leads you inside.

The interior of the building is clean and well-kept.

You're somewhat surprised by this - it looks like Carlos lives in a rather expensive apartment.

This somehow doesn't match his appearance, which you would probably describe as a "laid-back slacker."

The elevator...

A short wait...

And finally, your new acquaintance, jingling his keys slightly awkwardly, opens the door to his apartment for you.

An apartment with a long hallway, high ceilings, and four spacious rooms...

Carlos probably has wealthy parents who allow their young son to lead such a carefree lifestyle.

The sound of swearing, laughter, and the sounds of a familiar computer game come from one of the rooms.

Taking off your shoes, you follow the owner of the apartment, who gestures for you to relax and not be shy.

So, you both enter the spacious room...

A large wall-mounted flat-screen TV sits on the wall opposite it, on a long sofa, two young men who (like Carlos) are of Hispanic appearance.

Each of them holds an Xbox controller. Their gazes are fixed on the large TV screen, where you see familiar visuals from a familiar computer game.

Tekken 8...

These guys are currently focused on the game and completely oblivious to you...

You notice that they both look sloppily dressed (their shirts and shorts are stained... as if someone sloppily ate hot dogs and got ketchup on the fabric) and a little... overly emotional (judging by the stream of curse words they each utter at their opponent).

"These two goofs are Leo and Gabe... They're obviously a little busy right now... Heh... Hey! Dudes! This guy's name is Billy!" - Carlos says as you sheepishly glance around the room.

After looking around for a bit, you notice something: the distinct smell of alcohol and... weed. Apparently, the dudes in this apartment don't just have fun with computer games...

Glancing to your left (through the slightly open door), you notice a few details of the decor in one of the neighboring rooms: the silhouette of someone lying on a bed, smoking a joint of weed...

"Let's go to the kitchen, wait until these two finish... And then I'll whup your ass in Tekken 8!" - Carlos says with a grin.

You follow him into the kitchen...

The kitchen looks very spacious (about the size of your entire dorm room).

A minibar with many bottles of various alcoholic drinks...

"Do you prefer alcohol or something else?" - your new acquaintance looks at you with a smile, deftly pulling a weed joint and a lighter from his pocket.

It seems he's presented you with an awkward choice right now...

You look apprehensively at the weed joint and shake your head.

"Beer, wine, whiskey, vodka... What will you drink?" - he asks.

"Beer... Please..." - you say, slightly embarrassed.

After slowly lighting the weed joint, Carlos takes a large mug from the kitchen cabinet. Then he opens one of the bottles and pours beer into the mug.

You take the large mug with both hands and carefully taste the beer.

It seems more expensive and of higher quality than what you're used to.

If you were to be honest with yourself, you'd have to admit that you rarely drank any alcohol. This isn't just because you've always had modest financial means, but also because your body is poorly adapted to absorbing such liquids, and you get drunk too quickly.

"Drink up!" - Carlos says with a smile, seeing that you've barely sipped a quarter of the mug.

Not daring to object, you were forced to down the entire large mug of beer...

"Hmm... So, what do your parents do?" - you ask, hiccupping quietly, a rather impolite question.

"My father is a lawyer for an oil company, and my mother is a financial analyst... Well, that's all just boring bullshit... Forget it, bro! We're here to have a good time!" - Carlos continues pouring you a beer. Looks like you're going to have a lot of alcohol to drink tonight...

Soon, Leo and Gabe enter the kitchen...

The former looks disappointed, while the latter clearly can't hold back his boasts: "Ha! Ha! You suck! I wrecked you, fucking noob!"

"Let's go, dude! It's our turn now! I'm going to show you my skills!" - says Carlos and heads into the room where the Xbox console is located.

You follow him, smelling the weed growing stronger...