I could just pour it, Marco thought. No one will notice.
It wasn’t really bar policy. It was : When in doubt, slow down and verify. tabc on the fly answers chapter 1
“On the house,” Marco said. “How about we slow down for ten minutes?” I could just pour it, Marco thought
It was 7:45 PM on a Friday. The bar was filling up fast. A man in a wrinkled blazer—let’s call him “Paul”—slid onto a stool and ordered a double whiskey, neat. I could just pour it
But something felt off. Paul’s eyes were glassy. His words were slightly slurred—not drunk-slurred, but tired-slurred. He swayed just a little when he pulled out his wallet.