[ Don't worry, at some point Atsumu will do something highly annoying, and Eustace's opinion will drop quickly enough. He's drunk enough to be only mildly annoying at the moment though, swaying slightly on his feet as he nods twice. ]

We're one of the best.

[ Present tense, not past... It's still sometimes hard for him to really wrap his head around his reality. ]

We got knocked outta nationals last time we went, but we'll--

[ Sometimes, but it's not like he's entirely unaware, and his voice trails off as he snaps his mouth shut.

They'll what...? Do better next year? There isn't going to be a next year for them. Any signs of liveliness on his face dies in an instance as his expression falls flat. The laugh that comes out of him is decidedly not good-humored.

There was a reason he decided to drink tonight, during this event shoving memories of lost worlds down people's throats. ]

Like it even matters now.