You nod your head. "O-ok then, I guess I'm in."Touko smiles. "Wonderful! But, before you can become a full-fledged member of the DWA, we just have to ...o ooonnnneeee last thing with you." What's that," you ask."This," Touko says, before jabbing your shoulder with a syringe. You wince in pain as you feel the syringe inject you with some strange chemical."OW!!" Oh, good. You're still alive. That's a good start." What the hell was that," you furiously ask."Oh, nothing. Just a special drug I whipped. "Just let it happen, sweetie. You can't fight it muchlonger. I made sure of that."I whipped my head back and forth, trying to get the fuzz that hadenveloped my brain to let go. My eyes drifted down to the mostly eatenbowl, now doubled, at my place. When I finally dragged my gaze back up,she laughed again."It wasn't the stew, Detective. It was the tea. You and Cornelius weresevered a very special blend.I opened my mouth to say something, but a heavy thudding sound frombeside me easily stole my. Toh maine wapas Jethamal ki taraf dekhte hue haan mein sir hila diya. Jethamal ne wapas Kishore ko dekh ke bola.“Maan-na padega Kishore. Teri laayi hui har ek ladki pehli baar aati hai toh tujhe dekh ke hi jawaab deti hai. Khauf toh tu banaa ke rakhta hai.”Baat sunkar Kishore muskura diya aur bola, “Kya sahib. Abhi nayi hai hai naa aapke saamne. Dheere dheere jawab dena seekh jaayegi.”Jethamal- “Chal sahi hai. Le jaana isse kal ki raat.” Aur phir apne kurte se ek lifafa nikaal ke Kishore ko. Somewhat defensive, he asked, “What?”“Catch,” Max said tossing a beer to his son using a gentle underhand throw.Robert caught the beer. Surprised, he looked at it and asked, “What is this?”“It’s a beer,” Max said.“I know, but...”Max said, “You did a good job. I’m proud of you.”“Thank you,” Robert said. He hadn’t been expecting that.Max opened his can of beer. He gestured to the can in Robert’s hand. The young man opened his can and took a tentative sip from it. He had expected it to be a little.