[@sakurasan] And...  Vern didn't even get to be ditched by a girlfriend.  It was just a neighbor friend... and now he has no idea if he knows anyone and this party is starting to look a bit... sparky?  Seriously, I think that he might head home soon as well unless something happens to keep him there.  Then again, home is a few feet of air and a railing away from Nai's place.