[ it's good, sharing the drink between them. it keeps nick at a leisurely pace, social drinking and not just downing the bottle thoughtlessly — even if he's regretting not pre-gaming a little, only because he wants to get to drunk a lot faster than he will like this. he's patient though, waits for the bottle to come back to him without his fingers itching too uch to reach out for it early. ]

Baking, God, if you figure it out you've got to clue me in. It's all a mystery to me.

[ magic is a good topic though, nice and safe. nick can smile and actually mean it, because he's been working very hard, actually, even if he'd hate to admit it. ]

It's like--I mean it's going slow, I haven't like, actually tried to learn anything new in years, but it's cool, right? Like, getting better or whatever, I like it. Maybe I should've stayed in school.