[ to be fair, there are worse things they could be using to self-medicate. coffee is a fairly harmless vice, all things considered.

...they're still handling everything badly, but at least coffee is the direction they've gone. ]

I'm pretty sure I've gone into meetings smelling like it, so that may be close enough.

[ she sips again at the sweet coffee, sighing with relief. ]

God, I haven't put sugar in my coffee for years.