[ Hector, please, it's just a sake cup. Have some culture. If Fandaniel knew what he was thinking while looking at the cup, he'd be laughing himself straight down into the water, but, thankfully, he doesn't know and so he simply and dutifully pours out the sake for Hector, right into his little gay cup. ]

It's just how it's traditionally served. You might get a slightly taller glass outside of somewhere as old-fashioned as this but not by much.