<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JsKkWz0.jpg)<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Al</strong></span></div></div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 5pt;">​</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">"No killing.  Good."  I take another sip from my glass.  "There are other ways of preventing me from talking you know, bribery works quite well for example.  I think a piece of birthday cake should do nicely," I turn my head to look at Mechelle.  "Or was the offer rescinded?"<br/><br/>"To the end of prohibition!" I join the toast.  The feelings of discomfort slowly evaporate.  Jaclyn was right, everybody here is nice and friendly.<br/><br/>"Debbie, right!" the synapses fire, bringing up the memory.  "From Steffy's magic shop.  I haven't seen you there for some time.  How have you been?"<br/><br/>Jaclyn shows me the video on her phone.  Damn, it did happen just as she said.  This girl does lead an interesting life.  "All right, all right, it is public knowledge.  You win ladies, I have no leverage left to blackmail you with.  Curses, foiled again!"<br/><br/></span><br class="clear_left"/>