"This is a nice one that doesn't need to settle," I recommended and whenI replaced their glasses with one each of that, they all agreed it was afar be...ter wine, drank that and the other bottle.I then learned the name of the big man as they chatted, it was Art,presumably short for Arthur, when he finally commented that he'd eatenenough. They all joked about the amounts he ate while I made them thecoffee I'd suggested. I didn't want them drunk if I could help it.Bill started some horse play. Ann, on the other hand, found out that being on the lowest rung of the legal ladder was not the glamour she thought it would be. As the old saying goes, "Sh ... t flows downhill" could not be more appropriate where she was working. Many the nights when she returned home, she was really upset with one or another of the partners or senior members of the firm. She started studying harder and harder towards her Bar Examine; she passed on her first try.When her firm did nothing toward elevating her. It was my coworker, Rick. Oh, crap!I made a quick right turn and almost fell off the heels. He didn’t see me or at least I hope he didn’t. I watched him until I thought it was safe and then made my way back into the store.I can finally get this ordeal over, I thought as I walked into the store. I looked around the store but didn’t see Rachel. Then a voice from my left startled me when she said,“My name is Jessica; can I help you?” she said as she looked me up one side and down the other.“I need. “The champion is going to retaliate,” Owen rolled, critical, “He hits and has disarmed you.”“Fuck,” swore Zoe, “I have to pick up my weapon, so I can’t attack, but I’m going to prepare a dodge and counter for his next strike.”“And I’ll empower the knight for her next attack,” Kate said.“Excellent,” Owen began, “The champion is going to attack again,” he rolled poorly, “This combined with your prepared dodge, he misses bad, and as slightly off balance.”“Oh yeah,” Zoe grinned, “flurry of.