Well, if it weren't for my recent business endeavors, I would not be anywhere near here.

[She takes a sip, and keeps her expression carefully neutral. She can have a couple drinks, but really digging deep into the cups is going to bring a risk of it just all coming back up when she walks out the door and smells the sea. Most certainly if she walks anywhere near the fish markets.]

So, all things considered, you had the right idea, I think. I don't even think I'd heard of this place until I was contacted by the owner for some of the gin.

[So he's avoiding people and still looks like shit. Frankly, mood. She goes through one of those spells like once every few weeks, it seems.]

Is the beer any good? [It neither looks nor smells it, but... you know. Sometimes one is surprised.]