She picked up the goblet and looked at it blankly, before sighing. "Otou-sama always said, 'if you can't beat them, join them.'" She threw back her head and chugged the drink down, wincing slightly at the taste. "Of course, Okaa-sama always said in reply, 'You'll always end up regretting it in the end.' I was never aware of a truer phrase." She sighed again, and grabbed a liquor bottle from in her tails, and started sipping it. "Of course if I want to enjoy it, I better get the good stuff. The stuff you have is weak."