"Negra Modelo goes down very well, I think," says Santo, and fetches down two glasses. "I have no objection to the idea, although I plan to make it last a while. If I were just a patron it might be another story."

"I have to ask- do you come here often? I find myself in and out of the place from time to time, but... not so frequently as I might. If there are regulars here, I'm afraid I don't know them."