[ Yay. Someone who's as much of a killjoy as he is. Briefly wondering if he doesn't drink for anywhere near the same reason that he himself avoids it, but it doesn't seem like way, not from how Byerly had described it. ]

Commiserate sounds like a good choice of word, then.

Think he'd really take that kindly to you showing up with a bunch of extra-dimensional space marines in tow? [ BECAUSE WASH HIMSELF SURE WOULDN'T. ] Or your parents, for that matter?