"Man, I'm getting no love today from anyone," Alexander grinned as Luke made his way towards them.  "And you're wrong Monkey Prince,  Vegas was the first time we met.  The last time was Taiwan, which I recall helping you out."<br/><br/>Stepping back and listening to the interplay between Cleo and the other scions, Alexander tried to contain it at first, covering his mouth and deliberately turning away.  Yuriko's retort though broke his restraint.  Alexander burst into laughter, rich in tone and volume, earning some odd looks from mortals passing by.   Bent over, holding his waist, he struggled to wipe away tears in his eyes.<br/><br/>"Oh wow, any god listening in is going to think we're a sorry bunch," Alexander began once he calmed down a bit.  "Now Cleo, play nice with the other scions, don't make me have you stand in the corner all by yourself.  I'll have to let your father know and he's not going to be very happy."<br/><br/>"Look, it's going to be alright.  Sure the Persians are having it rough but we're here now and we can handle this.  I mean, Winter Comiket was illustrative of how well Yuriko and I can work together, Luke and I pulled through bad odds in Vegas and the bad guys gave up the ghost in Taiwan," Alexander continues, deadpan throughout the bad puns.  "And as for Duat, so things were in a grave condition when I left it but it was bad when I got there in the first place.  I wasn't even supposed to be there."<br/><br/>Taking a look around, Alexander spotted what he was looking for and pointed, "Airport bar.  Let's grab a friendly drink or two while we wait for whoever is left to show up."