Tech can only shrug. These are not the sort of interactions he's ever had to deal with at a bar, and the one that's served as his squad's most recent hangout is practically their private place for how slow things tend to be there. He looks towards the bartender for further insight but it doesn't seem like further explanation is going to be given.

"Oh. Well that's...nice of them? A welcome for newcomers? I honestly have no idea if there's some custom to all this or not." He reaches for the amber glass even as he studies the drink Rokuro's picked up as though trying to identify some kind of rare specimen.

"Technically any great amount of alcohol is ultimately poisonous," he points out.