I can think of exactly one religion that requires the consumption of alcohol, and that's literally a sip once a week, the law doesn't apply to that.

I guess excepting a specific ceremonial use would work, just not how it works in the Imperium.

I think it's less a specific ceremonial thing and more a parental consent thing? Like, the law doesn't apply to if your parents want to let you have a glass of wine at a family dinner, and if you're an underage member of a religion your parents usually approve.

Aha.

So, parental consent, that's an exception we have.

We might have that too, I'm not sure. I don't drink myself.

I don't either, I am a weepy drunk.

I don't know what kind of drunk I am, I just object in principle to changing how my mind works like that.

Fair enough. I figured I should at least try it so I'd know what it felt like if I ever had to deal with spiked punch or something.

I figured I'd be able to taste it.

Not necessarily.

I guess I'm lucky I never went to the kind of events where there's punch to spike, then.

Yeah, probably.

Had to save up for the dexterity boots and didn't get them until shortly before I went to college, so I never went to school dances in high school and didn't wind up going at MU either.

Do you want to?

I can't actually dance in this grade of boots. When I've enchanted the new ones I'll be able to ice skate in them, if I want, if I attach blades to them.

Cool, are they tight enough?

Yep, tried 'em on in the store.

Awesome. Ice skating is...really not my thing, for obvious reasons, but other people have a lot of fun with it.

It was kind of a symbol of Things I Could Not Do Because I Would Fall Over.

Falling down while learning to skate is normal but most people stop.

Oh, without my boots it's kind of generous to say I can walk. And with my upgraded boots I can run through trees like a Quendi or leap around on ice.

...I want a pair, eventually.

Sure! Remembering how I did it a few years ago will be easier than inventing anything new.

Oh, good.