[ he'll move to sit at the bar once he's done his due diligence for both of them - Blue isn't around to bartend, and he'd hardly expect Ren to, so that leaves him and his lack of experience that he plans to make up in sheer unfounded confidence. fake it 'til you make it! ]

I'd say it's common decency for a friend. And I'm not about to let a pretty girl drink alone, so, [ he nods to the bar. ] any preference?

[ he'll be pouring himself some bourbon to nurse - the next best thing when he can't have a domestic brew from home, and easy enough to prepare with a couple of ice cubes. ]

No kidding! That's pretty much the last thing I expected to come from an earthquake. [ and the fact that no one got hurt because of the tremors is a stroke of luck, frankly. he'd been worried about an avalanche from Mt.Silver hitting the ground. ] There are Pokémon and humans with psychic powers where I'm from, but the latter are pretty rare.