[John takes the wine in hand easily. Giving them both a bottle was by far the most practical option, if indulging in their mutual alcohol habit could be considered practical. He delivers Dorian an eyebrow raise and nod of approval at the improvisational use of the knife. It's something that John would have done, and he appreciates an out of the box thinker.

He lifts the bottle to his lips and takes a long swig. The action is not meant to taste anything, just to ingest as much as possible as quickly as possible. When he lowers the bottle John keeps it close in hand rather than set it aside.]

Well you're in luck considering I've never thought of you as particularly nice. But I don't know if I would consider you an ill-bred plebeian either. I assume all the presentation [John circles his hand around his own face to indicate Dorian's personal grooming. ] isn't an accident.