[That hand doesn't really help Ivan to feel any less irritated, but it does at least get his attention.

Americans really will be Americans.]

Well, we are on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain. [He says tellingly, but falls quiet as the bartender makes them new drinks.]

[When Pegasus explains that the drinks must be enjoyed rather than gulped down, the concept is so foreign to Ivan that he blurts out a baffled "huh?" before he even has time to stop himself.]

Why would I want to drink it slowly? I'll never finish it while it's cold at that rate!