Mira giggled and nodded to Beth when she talked about just being here was helping her out. "Forgive me, Beth, but I don't feel particularly helpful right now." She was getting more comfortable with using the shorter version of Beth's name, certainly a good sign. Upon Beth's statement that things were going to get started, Mira lifted her head and looked back inside. "Well would you look at that? I'd have missed it and stayed out here all night. Do you think that we should go in now?"<br/><br/>................................................<br/><br/>Jillian chuckled a little bit when Montresor came clean about what he was requesting of the bartender. She stuck out her tongue playfully and replied in a light voice. "Well, you DO have your reputation, how funny would it be if she was suddenly too sick to compete for the rest of the season, huh?"