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Toby and Karen's Restaurant Drinks

Toby and Karen sit at a quiet restaurant table late at night, drinks in glasses between them. Toby grips the conversation's weight while delivering the news that sinks her National Parks appointment. The beverages sit untouched or half-sipped, their condensation marking the wood as Karen reframes betrayal into sacrifice, the President looming in Toby's calculations.

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Purpose

Refreshment during a tense late-night discussion

Significance

Anchors the intimate exchange where Toby admits pushing Karen into a doomed gas-tax fight to score policy points, her poised response highlighting moral clarity amid political costs

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Toby Retracts the Parks Promise

The drinks sit between Toby and Karen as markers of intimacy and the late-night mood; their presence underscores the informality and emotional economy of the exchange while condensation and half-sipped glasses punctuate pauses and unspoken regret.

Before: On the table between them, glasses filled or half-sipped, contributing to the subdued atmosphere.

After: Remain on the table, largely untouched, their condensation marking the passage of the difficult conversation.

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