[Just pretend his oily drink is really dark blue or something, he'll be done with it soon enough. Then: wine! Nothing can go wrong.]

You don't want to be a man about town, recklessly darting from hand to hand? [haha... anyway,] I suppose it depends on how eager you are to dive into the depths of business.

[Handholding economy is paying for these drinks, as it happens. But, well!]

Still, good point.