”“Sounds wonderful,” he said. “You know, this accidental meet up could be fortuitous.”“Fortuitous?” she said, she was not sure what the ...ord meant, but it likely meant lucky or something like it.“Yes, I’m a kind of banker, investor, speculator, all of the above,” he said. “I have a conference to speak at this weekend at the Claremont, downtown. I was supposed to bring a plus one. I don’t have one. I know you’re married, and I know we just met; but how would it be if I asked you to be my plus. She: So did you have fun?Me: I don’t know, just been drinking since 5 pmShe: So, no fun, I guess, hahaIt took some time for me to understand what she asked.She: Where do you stay?Me: where do you stay?She: I live in sector 8Me: (with all desperation) Can you drop me? I’m not sure how to get back, I’m not getting an OLAShe:(in a sarcastic voice) You wanna go so soon?Me: No I meant when the party is overShe: I’m going to another pub you wanna join me there. I assure that place is more fun. (Then. "C'mon. C'mon. C'mon. You can't sleep in here. C'mon." She wasn't strong enough to actually move me, but she did wake me. I staggered out of bed in my boxers and let myself be led into Darby's room."'Siz a nicer bed. 'S Bigger too." She pushed me onto her bed and I landed across the bottom. With a mental shrug, I pulled the blanket down on the unused side of the bed and crawled in. In a scant microsecond I was falling back asleep. I felt the bed shift as another person got in and snuggled up to. My people can wait here until it is safe, or at least until the worst of the fighting is over. One of us will look in here from time to time to see that everything is all right." He studied Shantar's somewhat disgusted expression. "I'll make a guess, though. Staying here doesn't much appeal to you." You guess right! I don't want to be penned up in here like a gronch in wintertime while the fighting is going on." I'm with you on that," Gortai exclaimed fiercely. Ch'Wing and Ch'Dan silently.