He forgot that it was his fault. That was the problem with 80+ year old stories - details sometimes got lost. Leave it to Sergei to remember something from when he was 12 so easily. "I remember the next time we snuck out there Daddy and Grandpa were sittin in there laughin' and carryin' on like fools. We didn't know back then they were drunk but we ended up campin' out under the stars."
He was finally starting to dry off having finished his beer and fishing two more out of the cooler handing big brother another.