<strong>Nina</strong><br/><br/>Nina laughed softly, trying very hard to keep her voice at a normal pitch.<strong>"To a witty toast indeed!"</strong>she replied and took a sip. The drink no longer even burned as it slid down her throat and again Nina vowed, this was her last one...<br/><br/>As Charles peered around the room at the mention of sisters Nina glanced toward Josie and Vincent, making sure they were indeed still in the bar. Danielle would really kill her if she lost her baby sister at a local bar, she thought with a silly giggle.<br/><br/>Nina's barriers dropped somewhat and as Charles spoke of his campground and partying she felt several random emotions coming off him. She breathed a sigh of relief that for once today she was not getting wild beast like impressions from the person she was reading and she nodded in agreement.<strong>"That actually sounds like it would be fun! My sister Josie is here tonight but the other two are at a business meeting. Would you mind us both being on your arm?"</strong><br/><br/>Another glance toward Josie's direction and she piped up, rather loudly,<strong>"OH! We have a new friend here tonight to! Vincent would be with us probably."</strong><br/><br/><em>As she spoke it occurred to Nina that she was sounding less and less like herself and more and more like a sad drunken college girl...</em>