Absolutely. In some books, he orders a "medium vodka dry martini," which apparently means "medium vodka" (gin with a "medium" amount of vodka in it) rather than "medium dry." This fits with the "martini" he asks for in the first book, which is three-parts gin, one-vodka, one-half vermouth.
But it's Philistinism all the way. Bruised gin and not enough vodka for the temperature to make up for it. Why, the next thing you know, he'll be killing people.
It's along the lines of "Well, let's take this batshit insane premise and play it absolutely straight, extrapolate it out, and see where it leads us." Which is, apparently, where the Machine Empire…
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