Jack brushed off his intoxication as best he could to put on his business face. It was hard enough to get respect when you looked like their fey little brother. He was surprised at first on how well he got on with most of his 'associates', certainly a lot better than his own blood relations, but that didn't take much.
After a few moments of paired, terrible introspection, Jack turned on the radio to a blaring advertisement for 'NEW WINTERTIME FREEZIES' which was a welcome relief.