"Like this?" he asks, with a bit of a laugh, downing his shot to mirror her. "Oh... oh, that's strong."

He'll regret this in the morning, but he can always double his lunch run to work it out of his system. Chris goes cheerily back to his straw, still enjoying how sweet Champion and Jessica look huddled on the couch together.

"Let's pick a better subject, then, shall we? Does that shade of lipstick have a name?"