There were two reasons why Aziraphale had never gotten truly drunk in public before. The first was that he never considered it necessary, given his perpetual drinking partner. The second was that doing so made one vulnerable, and even as an angel he had to be cautious.

As he was apparently no longer quite an angel, and as he was, if not as drunk as he'd ever been, certainly well on his way, he ducked his head slightly. Defensive, telling, but he couldn't help it.

"It is, yes," he said guardedly. "And you?"