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Party: a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.
That sounds harmless.
It doesn't take long until Markison's drunk. Because the party's fun, because nothing's happening, because he's here with his girlfriend, and he's never been happier.
And that's all it takes to realize that a party isn't a party until you're drunk. Someone could have told him that- should have.