"It didn't feel all that far," Aika affirmed when Joy asked the question.  "I think we've got farther to go...but yeah, Italian would be a nice choice for lunch after spending the morning introducing fists to face."  They walked forward, towards the trattoria, seeing the thugs...judging by how their heads were down, probably fiddling with their phones.  Then Joy called out to them, and the three looked up to see that they had some new company.  They responded by looking at each other, nodding once, and abandoning their seats, leaping over the waist-high fence that surrounded Solo Mio to the street, preparing themselves for a fight.<br/><br/>"Let's keep our eyes open.  They're probably just the guys at the front door.  I'd wager that we have to fight at least as many guys in there as we did getting here."  The scenery change was probably a stage midpoint of sorts...or at least a checkpoint.  And then there was whoever the stage boss was.  They had yet to be seen, as well.  "Let's burn!"