Huh. Coby's glass was empty. How had that happened? He caught the bartender's eye to ask for a refill, and actually waited until she'd gotten it for him and then moved further down the bar before he continued a conversation she probably didn't want to hear as much of as she was.

"If that's the way we're thinking, it probably explains refractory periods too. Nature telling people to slow down, focus on somebody else for awhile."