Aug 27, 2014
"A very Western drink," Natalia teased, ordering another of her own for Victor. "I find whiskey unsettles my stomach, personally. Besides, I’m Russian, vodka is my people’s poison."
He shrugged. “Swiss. I don’t think we have a drink to call our own. Instead, I just go for what’s strongest. I think it’s starting to become a problem, though.”
"Oh, dear," she said, though not exactly blameless herself. "The important thing, I suppose, is that you have a level of alertness about it. I had a dear friend fall into substance abuse, and he did not recognise it until he was in hospital."
