The bottle hissed when Bill twisted it open, and the cap plinked on the tabletop when he tossed it.

Well, this here was something he hadn't thought about when setting up this arrangement. He was used to sulking in silence after his calls with Starla, and now he had a chatty roommate who didn't know his history.

Sitting down at the table, he took a long pull from the bottle and was slow in swallowing it.

"No."