It's fine, I did the reminiscing.

[but it is true, he does hate it. except that right now it seems fine? everything seems fine. maybe the drink was a relaxation drink, like dimitri said. that's nice. that's great.]

You should try relaxing, too.

[he points at the bottle again, but that hasn't really been working, and he's too blissed out to bully—so he pauses, clearly thinking.]

You could try something like gardening. You'd make a good gardener, with your strength.