Pete stepped out of the pod, sipping his half-full beaker of rotgut. Looking around, he saw Bee and Jack! Pete dropped his beaker in surprise, where it shattered on the floor and began sizzling ominously. Moving at something close to a sprint and a joyous skip, Pete ran forward to Cirno's igloo and gave a spectacular flying hug to Jack.

[i]Clearly[/i], Pete thought, through a rapidly-diminishing haze of drunkenness, [i]this was a new chance. I'll get my chance to take these guys out yet![/i] Pete squeezed Jack as he gleefully clung to Jack's back in gargle-blasted bliss.