[Fallen to silence while Jon speaks, it brings him to question the difference in his two separate identities: Cain, who he was in the Alliance as a Fighter and who he's presented himself as here, and Alexei, a private and personal memory of who he used to be. If it matters that he's continued to carry 'Cain' into this world where code names don't serve the same purpose as they did in the military.

It's just a brief thought, because he's too drunk to really take it apart. And because Cain's not the type to linger and agonize over ruminations (not always, at least).]

Guess it's how we keep track of how long we've been orbiting around the sun. Not gonna live forever. [Morbid... Anyway,] People gotta invent a reason to party.

Had any drinks yet? Our benevolent host's footing the bill on all this shit, so you should take advantage of it while you can. [Gestures with the whiskey glass.] Top shelf stuff.