The two returned to the office, where Ririko pulled a bottle of liquor with hemp cord tied around its neck from her bag and handed it to Oswald.
Before she and Dick had left the Island, she had hauled back all the remaining stock from Arthur's bar-
Arthur wasn't planning to keep the place open anyway. Rather than leave all that liquor sitting there, she might as well bring it back as gifts.
She had already given Barbara and Harvey a bottle each. This one was for Oswald.
Oswald accepted the bottle of Coconut Liquor with both hands, as though he had received an incredibly precious treasure. Even his breathing grew lighter.
He turned it over to inspect the label, then leaned in to sniff the mouth of the bottle. His eyes actually reddened a little.
He carefully placed the bottle in the glass cabinet behind his desk, closed the door, then turned to Ririko and said:
"Why don't we take a weekend vacation too? I know a place..."
Ririko folded her arms and rejected his suggestion. "School's starting soon. I'm pretty busy."
If she went on vacation with him, his infatuation value would hit another new high.
Oswald's face visibly fell. His lips drooped, and even his cane seemed to hang a little lower than before.
Just then, Ririko's phone vibrated softly.
A message from Victor: "Injection administered. He needs to be observed for a while."
After reading it, she quietly put her phone away and looked up at Oswald. "Don't you have a pool here? We can have a vacation right here."
At that, Oswald perked right back up. So Ririko did want to spend time having fun with him after all.
He nodded eagerly. "Of course, of course! I'll arrange everything right now!"
Oswald picked up the