And Arthur laughs quietly, a little sharp and wild before he can contain it.

"Intense, I suppose. A-a few years after I arrive, the American government got the damn stupid idea in its head that alcohol was the source of all their problems after th-- a-after a rough period, so- so they banned the stuff from 1920 until- just last year, actually."

Christ, don't let him be the one to break the Great War to this poor bastard.