[It's just efficient! He doesn't really notice that Absinthe doesn't shut up normally, maybe someday he'll figure it out. Today is not the day though, because they don't get a chance, and he's going for another too, getting his hand on a green one. Which compels him to take the back of Absinthe's head to keep him there.

The problem with just knocking them back in quick succession is it gets more heated than he intends...]