Billy lightly patted Lace's thigh under the table, "Don't worry Lacy, what happened stays between us." he whispered reassuringly, "We can talk about it after we're done with business."<br/><br/>Looking up as the others slowly arrive, he nods to each one, "Hiya Smily, Foxy, Akiko.. Sonya.. everyone..."<br/><br/>He had worked with most of them at least once, and if not, he knew them by name. The shadow community was always an interesting mix of a small group of the good and a massive group of the dead; the culling process is at best cruel, at worst didn't bear thinking about.<br/><br/>He looked at "Ms. Johnson" and lifted his eyebrows.