AM let himself in, setting the wine on a table. He gave HAL a somewhat crooked smirk as he sat down, pulling a corkscrew from out of one of his pouches.

"Ah, I've never had one drink myself," he responded, unscrewing the cork on the wine bottle. "But I've always wanted to try it."

It would sound strange to anyone unknowing that he was an AI, but surely HAL understood. Unfortunately, knowing about the loss of judgment from alcohol, AM intended only to consume a little bit. He didn't want to end up revealing too much about himself to the wrong person, especially when he was stuck in this weak human form.

"And of course not," he responded to HAL's last statement, "I am happy to be doing this."