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"Very well..." Zeb stretched and cracked his back. "Kaisho-san, I will have your bracelet done in a few days. I needed to see how cold effected my heat... I'll be able to control all the cold that will be necessary." He smiled as he motioned to one of the two seats for 'Koji'. "And Kaisho-san, please, I would like to converse to the latest squad member in private. I have to tell her about all of my brewing systems. As he sat back down, he firmly, yet gently grasped her hand, smiling as he did so.

Waiting for a few minutes for the captain to leave, he reached under his desk and pulled out a few bottles of his own alcohol. "Koji-chan, My name is Zebediah Flamstel, and I'm a master brewer of alcoholic beverages. If you've ever raided the pantry at the academy, which I am certain you have seeing as how they would ask me for new alcohol every few months, you have tasted my brews." turning each and every bottle to the side, you could see a small seal of two swords crossing over a Menos Grande's mask. "This is my mark. Another brand of Living World alcohol has a Maker's Mark. Mine is twice as potent. This one has not been to the academy yet..." He smiled "Please, try it and tell me what you think."

"Of course, of course... Pardon my lack of attention... I don't get much sleep with all of my work." He smiled slightly as he tried to hide his obvious blushing "It has quite a bit of kick to it, does it not?" Zebediah smiled coyley as he picked up a bottle, and drank it in one long chug. "It is nearly 180 Proof, making it one of my strongest alcohols to date... Although the bourbon is rather sweet for my tastes." He looked at her intently as he waited for the proof of his alcohol-making prowess. He pulled out a few other bottles; a small gourd of sake, some vodka, and Irish potato whiskey. "As well as all of this, I also produce vast amounts of beer as well as scotch." He looked at her snake-bites, no surprise on his face at all.

"You may try all of the alcohols that I have in my possession. They mean nothing to me as you will see once I show you my brewery." Zebediah laughed a little bit at the thought of that.

"Try the other bottles Toji-chan." Zeb said as he took another swig of his Maker's Mark. "I want you to tell me what you think of them. They are mostly used for cooking, so they are very very strong and heavy in terms of alcoholic content." He laughed a bit; it was loud, booming and rich. "The sake is especially fine. it's pure and clear as water, but sweet as can be."

He looked at her again as she began to get a bit tipsy off of his strong alcohol. She's kind of cute... Zeb thought quietly to himself as he stared at her rather intently. "But back to business..." He said as he took out two small sake cups and poured out some of his sake. "What made you want to come to 12th Squad? Your academic record in the Academy is not normally what one wants here." He placed one of the cups in front of Toji.

"They are above average." Zeb said as he looked at the forms again. "But because of your larger-then-average size you would have been harder to hide. I think you have other strengths..." Zeb said with warmth "I am not a brilliant scientist. But what I have skills in, I am unmatched. I create weapons and automatons. With a side of brewing and botany, I am good at my two chosen jobs."

Looking at her, he pulled out one more alcohol "This is something I made before I came to this world, when I was still training in Solitary Confinement... It is World Liquor. With an alcoholic content of 195 Proof it comes out to almost 100% alcohol. This is so rare I haven't pulled it out yet. I made it using the leaves of my Master's prided tree, which he called Yggdrasil, the life tree." Zeb smiled. "With this, you will have tasted the most potent alcohol of all time, and my master work of alcohol brewing."

"Combined with the other alcohols..." Zeb said as he pulled out two glasses and opened the liquor. Immediately the room filled with a heavy, spicy and sweet stench "more then 1/4 of a glass would be more then sufficient." he said as he poured it out slowly.

As he poured out the liquor, it caught the light and began to sparkle softly. "There is a reason I use this sparingly... It's worth its weight in gold. And it acts like gold..." He smiled as the golden liquor sat in the glass. "It suits a beautiful young lady such as yourself." He winked at her as he poured his glass. "Sip on it slowly and let the warmth and flavour wash over you." He instructed as he put the cork back in the bottle, and replaced it under his desk. As soon as he put it back under the table his raised his glass "A toast to our only member at the moment."

"Haha, I wish!" Zeb smiled as he sipped it gently and the flavours washed over him. First the sweet, like fresh-picked berries coated in honey. And then the spices kicked in. Cinnamon, nutmeg, hops, wheat, barely, cloves, all washed over him in a second. And then the warmth; it felt like a small fire was coursing through his veins, each second more intense then the last. Finally, the heat reached his face and brain, and it showed as he got completly dominated by the power of his home-brew.

"It is quite... Powerful stuff." Zeb laughed a bit as he leaned back in his chair.

"So I shall assume that you enjoyed this little bit of Nectar from Heaven?" Zeb's words slurred about, his tongue lulling about his mouth in a lazy fashion as he continued to gently sip on his drink. "I've also named it 'Warmth and Sleep' because it always makes you feel so grand as you drink it, and then makes you fall asleep..." Zeb yawned as he got up, and stumbled over to the woman, who seemed to almost be knocked out. He took her glass from her hand, and placing both glasses on the table before picking her up, he easily hoisted her to his bed/couch in the corner.

Gently placing her down, he went back to his desk, and picking up his glass, Zebediah quickly downed it as he sat back down in his chair. Hoisting his feet up on the table, he reached deeply into his left robe pocket, and pulled out a sleeping mask. Quickly placing it over his eyes, he smiled contently at the thought of the woman whom he just picked up, and found out that she was a rather shapely woman...