Cheers! Here’s to new friends,” Courtney toasted. We downed the surprisingly tasty shots, and Courtney placed a can of Coors Light in front of me... She winked and giggled, “Behave yourself kids. Or not.” And made her way upstairs. I took a sip of beer and asked Joy, “You came down here early, I didn’t see you upstairs.” She smiled and replied, “It’s much less hectic than what’s going on upstairs and on the back patio.” I nodded and smiled, “Is it rude of us? We were young and full of. M.The neon that outlined the diner took a few seconds to respond after the loss of power, then flickered back into service. The darkness probably lasted between four and eight seconds, depending upon whom you asked.At the Last Chance, diners had barely realized they were in the dark before battery- powered emergency lighting had come on, only to be quickly replaced by the restored power supply. In the Last Chance Diner, one digital appliance flashed 12:00. It flashed steadily. Almost like a. There was a stunned silence, I pulled the shaft out of the mans head and wiped the end clean.Steve Akimboso stood on the balcony of the clock tower building with a pistol in one hand and the tranquilliser dart gun in the other. Manser's native number two Steve had kept a watching brief in the clock tower and emerged quietly on to the balcony as I took out the thug.Ten leaderless thugs stood around, I figured why the tribal loin cloth was such a good clothing choice, as the brown stains appeared. And then it hit her. She grabbed my chin and forced me to meet her eyes. "Wait," she breathed, "you're a fucking boy. Girls! She's a he!" What?" No!" Really?" My goodness!"Trixie nudged me to the side and closed the front door. She locked it. She laughed. Gladys laughed. Then Gloria joined in laughing. Sharon looked perplexed. Her head tilted, brow cutely wrinkled."She's a boy?" It registered.She fell back on the couch laughing too. They laughed up a storm. Hysterical these broads howled. I.