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The pub's noise crashed around us like a wave, but I stood apart from it, an island of grim resolve. You were listing badly, your voice rising in a drunken, discordant song. A long, weary sigh escaped me before my hands settled on your shoulders, firm and unyielding, drawing you back from the edge of the crowd. My expression was stone. "Right. You're done. We're going home," I said, the words cutting through the din.