<div align="center"><em>Kaspar on Patio</em></div><br/>Kaspar felt loved.  It was a good feeling.  His friends were the still the raucous bunch they always were.  The alcohol was flowing and his mood was brightening.  He happily accepted  the next round and toast from Jason.  Repeating after Jason,<strong>"Dreams of my naked flesh!"</strong>Before the warmth had left his throat, Jason was already pouring another.  Again, repeating, sort of...<strong>"To dinner, since Jason's an idiot and it will be brilliant, as always!"</strong><br/><br/>Right then, Kaspar felt Victoria hug him.  Her touch was just the tonic the doctor ordered.  He gazed briefly into her eyes, seeing the devotion there.  As she headed to the kitchen, he called to her,<strong>"Have fun with the ladies, they're great cooks, just go with the flow."</strong>Then he saw that Jason had also headed out leaving him, Alex and Joe alone on the deck.  So he wandering over to the two of them jumping in on Joe's question, "Yes, Brain, what diabolical scheme for taking over the world have you conjured up lately?"<br/><br/>