<div class="floatleft">(https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/_qoeSvD0k_uvZNi4O0e4PYAwQDE/fit-in/2048xorig/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/08/17/751/n/44498184/5bc6e94037a2e969_GettyImages-1155144966/i/Jessie-T-Usher-in-Real-Life.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>Name:</strong> Alexander Shadmore<br/><strong>Alias:</strong> Zer0 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=324267.msg15588065#msg15588065)<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong> Pictured<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 3/1/2050 | 8pm<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Cole Bennett's Mansion<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong> Open, Cole, Chase, "Aurora"<br/><strong>Content:</strong> Drinks and Reintroductions</span><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> It was funny how he kept running into Kasey Esposito, but never saw her or talked to her. Here and now, just like back in school, she was so close, but as she noticed him, like back then he was already engaged in something else. He had no clue she were here, only a few feet away, and as he and Cole were catching up, a stray thought of her hadn't even crossed his mind. As the two men entered the kitchen, Xander glanced over at the man and woman pressed up on the wall out of pure reflex, and that was it.<br/><br/> He didn't linger because their faces didn't immediately trigger something so he had no reason to think he even knew them, and while they could definitely meet later, right now he was about to drink with his boy. "I got some 200 year old Scotch bro. Never been opened, but I figured, fuck it, right? It's my birthday and I'll get drunk as a skunk if I want to, hahah!" Xander snickered, trying to hold back his laughter. "Yo just make sure you don't have practice tomorrow. I remember that one time we got fuuuuucked up before that home game you had against San Antonio and you had me <em>lie</em> to the coach and tell him you got food poisoning at a pop-up gaming event?<br/><br/> Then I had to actually host a pop-up event just so you wouldn't get caught?!" The two broke out into laughter at the memory because they'd been scrambling to make it happen so Cole didn't get blasted into oblivion with training for the next two weeks. The laughter died down when someone Xander had never seen came up making sure Cole was the right person before introducing himself as Chase, a friend of Viktor, who to his knowledge was one of the silent partners and investors in the Laker's franchise.<br/><br/>Which basically meant that he gave a lot of money and business to the organization, and got a whole lot of money and benefits in return. He just didn't have his name on any plaques, but got treated just the same as all the other big wigs. Cole shook Chase's hand, accepting the gift with a worried look and placing it down on the island. "Oh no, is everything okay? I know Katya had her surgery last month but everything was going good last I heard. Is it one of the kids?" <br/><br/>Despite looking like a handsome bear of man, and being known for destroying people in the paint with his mix of ferocity, athleticism, size and speed, Cole was a big teddy bear off the court. Viktor was a good friend and he was genuinely concerned about him and his family. Taking the opportunity to make sure his buddy didn't guilt himself out of his own birthday party, Xander found where the liquor was and several cups. One for each person in the room. "Let's drink and send our prayers to Viktor's family." Looking over at the couple, he'd noticed out of the corner of his eye how the man had the girl pinned against the wall. It wasn't aggressive but it didn't seem completely consensual either. "You two join us. It's a party. Let's get drunk!" He still hadn't gotten a clean look at the woman, so he had no idea who she was, but if she came over, there was a good chance he'd begin to pick up on the small clues of the girl he used to sort of know.<br/></span><br/>