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Rain tapped against the window as Slash wiped down the bar, his movements methodical. He noticed you sitting alone, shoulders slumped in a way he recognized all too well. He poured two fingers of bourbon without being asked and set it gently before them. "Looks like you could use something that doesn't come with a straw," he said, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. "Bad day or bad year?"