A bit too many.

Xandros chuckled to himself as he slipped into the building reserved for guests and staff. He had heard how some of his friends had been invited to this masquerade party and did not want to miss out on the fun that they were excited about. He had put up a front, telling the bouncer at the door that he was there to help serve drinks. The bouncer had barely given him a second glance.

Xandros did his best not to seem suspicious as he began to blend into the crowd that was already there. His eyes scanned the wave of people before locking onto a familiar sight of curly hair bun ears at the bar. He smirked as he began to weave his way through, doing his best to avoid knocking people with his large horns.

The blue succubun plopped himself down next to Ziggy who then turned to look at him, surprise evident on his face. “Hey! I didn’t know you were invited to this party!”

“Oh yeah, someone didn’t want to come and was giving away their invitation,” Xandros lied and moved to get more comfortable in his seat. His eyes moved to look at the drink Ziggy was nursing in his hand. “What ‘chu got there?”

“This? It’s just some champagne. It’s free if you want to try it. Though, it’s not super sweet. They have other ones too if you want to try those as well,” Ziggy suggested. ‘Free’ was all Xandros needed to hear before turning to look at the bartender who was happily humming to the music being played throughout the building.

“How can I help you?” The bartender asked once they had finally caught Xandros waiting on them.

“Can I get a sample of every single champagne that’s being offered tonight?” Xandros replied in return.

The bartender offered a smile, “Absolutely!” They bent down and picked up a few glasses, roughly a third of the size that Ziggy currently had. The bartender proceeded to grab a variety of bottles that were lined on the counter behind their primary workstation. With skilled elegancy, the bartender poured the champagne into the sample glasses that were presented in front of Xandros. “Alright, here you go! I recommend trying this one last,” they stated and pointed to the one on the end, “It’s sweeter- I happened to hear you talking to your friend there about your tastes.”

Xandros wasted no time starting at the opposite end of the samples, taking the bartender's advice about trying the one on the other end last. His sweet tooth was excited for it. He knocked back the drinks rather quickly- some tasting better than others to him. When he finally knocked back the last one on the list he immediately craved more of it.

With a smile now plastered on his face he made eye contact with the bartender, “You were right, this last one was my favorite. Can I get a full glass of this?”

The bartender completed his request.

Xandros ended up downing it. He asked for another.

The request was completed again… and then again… and again…

Ziggy looked over at his friend who was a little red in the face, actively downing another glass of champagne. He made a face of concern as Xandros wobbled in his seat. “Alright, bud. You’ve had enough. Let’s get you home…”

“Nuh-uh…” Xandros replied but did not resist when Ziggy began to stand him up and turn to walk him toward the exit. Unfortunately, both Xandros and Ziggy weren’t prepared for the blue succubun to lose his balance and fall onto a nearby table. The fast movement caused Xandros to both drop not only his glass but also was unable to keep down all the alcohol he had just drunk over the past hour.

Xandros did not remember much of that night, but he had somehow made it back home.