Keep it pourin' and I'll knock 'em back faster than anyone you know.

( his smugly confident response to the apparent yes-or-no question... not something most people would be proud of.

that smug smirk of his sticks while he mulls over the significance of this stranger's similar position. )

Junk, huh. Meanin' we're pretty much in the same mess in how much they care how we fare outside doin' their dirty work for 'em. Doesn't sit right with me.