Miguel rolled his eyes. Hey, a flask was still classier than drinking from the bottle.

He filled the tumbler and downed it with a grimace, then did it again. Then waited a few seconds until he could feel it start to work. He poured another glass and sipped at this one as he spoke, keeping up enough of a buzz that, combined with the times he'd told this story before, muted it a bit.

"So, I was a dick, right? I mean, I kind of still am, but - a bigger one. Trying to build superspies for the nasty megacorp. Boss decided on human trials. Wouldn't listen we weren't ready. It was...bad. Super shocked...fucked up."