I'm pleased we're friends enough for you to be so clearly on my side. I'm angry with him too. But being nasty isn't helping. It makes me want to defen... him, and then I realise I don't want to defend him, and then I get all tied up in knots thinking about it. I'd rather not think about it, if it's all the same to you. So please. Give it a rest."She sighed. "Fine. I'll just go back to avoiding him." Her expression said she was contemplating setting him on fire."I think avoidance would work,. "Give us your money, you old fart or I'll cut you!" Blade's eyes narrowed as he moved in close to the older man. He found no fear in the old man's face. This only infuriated Blade even more. "You hear me! We want yo money! Now!" The wizard spoke softly to the menacing young men, "I am afraid that you have caught me at a bad time. I have very little cash in the store. I only operate this shop as a hobby and never intended on making much profit. If it is money that you desire, you will have. Brother turned against brother just like the Christian bible told(see I told you everyone got a little right) it was hard to tell who was really on your side or just watching their own backs and would do anything to make it seem as if they belonged. This also brought about the prepper’s…the ones that were sure that the end was coming and they needed to be prepared. They hoarded dried foods, and things they would need to grow food, learned how to filter water, and many things that are needed to. At that moment I knew I had cracked her and I murmured ‘Happy New Year buddy’ to myself. She looked at her friends and blushed as they giggled. Like a gentleman, I offered my hand to help her get up and she took it. I took her to the bar holding her hand and we made ourselves comfortable at a couple of empty barstools we found. I asked her what she drinks, so that I wouldn’t make a fool of myself by ordering something that she doesn’t like. She said, “A long island would be nice.” So I ordered.