"Don't worry. Folks have said much meaner things about my voice." He's lucky he's so clever and so handsome, because he's otherwise starting at a disadvantage when it comes to charming his way through life - and he relies, very much, on charming his way through life.

He laughs when Filbo says that he's starting to feel something. He'd do another shot, but he's hoping to be up all night running this party rather than just attending it, so he settles for a beer for now.

"I reckoned you'd sound like Cookie Monster, you know. Big and low and kind of garbled. Just because you're so tall and your mouth's pretty big."