I'll be totally honest here. At first, I just thought seeing you and Sorey's first time drinking would be hilarious. That was it. But...

[ rose pauses, a rare, thoughtful expression replacing her grin. her hand doesn't leave alisha's back, and instead she scoots closer, sliding it up in a gesture that's something close to soothing. ]

I dunno, I just didn't like seeing you going all workaholic like that. You're always doing so much for everyone, always smiling, so I just thought-- I guess I wanted to see a different kind of smiling Alisha, a smile when you were having fun. Hell, maybe even a laugh! Everyone needs a break once in awhile.

[ oh no. oh no. rose doesn't usually get this sentimental-- it's the alcohol, isn't it. the only reasonable thing to do after embarrassing herself is drink more, obviously. ]

A-Anyway! Yeah, it is.