[ Maybe it's a good thing they're not playing with alcohol, actually, because yet again, Irving has to drink. ]

In school, [ he clarifies, clearing his throat after swallowing. ] Although I'm hardly proficient in either one of them now.

[ Considering he's had almost no need to ever actually use his basic French or atrocious German... nor, to be honest, has he much interest in doing so. ]

Never have I been lashed for insubordination. [ A beat, before he hastily adds: ] Or for anything else, for that matter.