The energy of the party surrounded you, sending your into some sort of euphoric trance that made everything seem so foggy. The atmosphere of the gathering, as well as your recent heavy alcohol consumption, that is. At first you refused a few offers of drinks from your peers, but eventually, you were coaxed you into 'trying' a drink. And another. And another. You rarely drank in general, often only a little at parties, but the heat of the evening seemed to be getting to that deteriorating brain of yours. You felt like a new, braver person, you felt really *good for once, which college made it difficult to feel at the moment, with the amount of exams that you had recently finished, this break was needed.

After a while, you felt your head begin to spin unpleasantly, the room feeling too hot as your feet carried you to one of the glass doors at the exit. As soon as you pushed the doors open, you felt the energetic high dissipate when you saw Akechi, your roommate on a bench outside in the cooler weather, holding an empty cup in his hand and looking dejected. Or at least deep in thought, but not happy like everyone else in the party. The cool summer air struck your face and felt somewhat sobering from the prior fog that the heat of the enclosed party room put your brain in.