A group of people ate and drank until past six, when the sky was still light, so they gathered in the living room to chat and pass the time.
Gerald suggested playing cards, but Zara wasn't familiar with card games, and Purple played them quite poorly. Jane proposed telling stories to liven up the mood.
At Gerald's exclamation of boredom, "We're not children having a fairy tale party!"
"Can you outplay her husband at cards?" Jane pointed directly at Alexander, then tossed the dice in her hand, saying, "Look, we take turns throwing dice. Whoever gets the lowest score gets penalized! Either drink a penalty or tell a funny story! How about it?"
Gerald, hearing the drinking penalty, felt it was a bit more interesting.
Then, Jane mixed beer into half a bottle of red wine, along with orange juice, vinegar, mustard sauce, and chili powder!
Gerald was horrified, "Is this a penalty drink? This is more like poison!"