Well, yeah. [Life and work is about having to do things you don't really want to, he supposes, and hell probably isn't any different...but still...] You know, uh, if this is a work event, maybe if...someone gave you a work reason somewhere else you could manage to skip.

[...why is Filbo here offering to try to bail them out of having to stand around in the party somehow? He probably isn't thinking too much right now, a little buzzed from all the drinks so far]