It looked like Akiko - Champagne - was headed for the bar.  Okay.  If she was doing that, then Michelle had a chance.  Sliding out of her seat, she went to intercept the torch singer before she got to the bar.  However, it was discovered that moving through crowds - at least in the sense that she needed to do so without her special brand of Druidic magic - was a bit more difficult than first appearances had indicated.  Oh, yes, the voice link was very right - Michelle was<em>quite</em>happy to see her.