That explains the knife to my kidney the other week. I think they need more vacation time, that cough sounded icky.

[The farther they get into lowtown, the more Sei starts to exude a kind of confidence Will's never seen on him. Turns out those stupid impulses and bad decisions come from being so far out of his element he doesn't know which way is up-appropriately, among lowlifes Sei is as a king; unhassled, unharrassed, and friendly. Charismatic. Comfortable.

The brewery is closer to the docks, near the river, and smells overpoweringly of rum and fish, but he leads Will in through the backdoor like he owns the damn place.]

So, strong stuff, knock-you-out stuff, or 'won't remember tonight at all' stuff?