"Blame it on my medical profession, and consider it an appreciation for the beverage for its medicinal effects alone." He said with a touch of amusement, raised his glass of water as he received it, and took a drink.

He got a laugh from some ruddy, salmon skinned alien at the end of the bar. But even if mockery could occasionally coax frowns out of Visscher, he wasn't rising to the bait just yet.