[color=silver][right][sup][color=00a86b][b]LOCATION[/b][/color] — [color=0091a8]The Edge Nightclub[/color]
[color=00a86b][b]INTERACTING WITH[/b][/color] — [color=0091a8] Zeke [@Prosaic], Adrian [@spooner][/color]
[color=00a86b][b]MENTIONS[/b][/color] — [color=0091a8]Jessica[/color]
[color=00a86b][b]TIME[/b][/color] — [color=0091a8]11:45 PM[/color][/sup][/right]

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Everything in the club was as perfect as it should be. Colin was having a fun time with his little brother, Zeke. People were flowing into the club. Colin even saw some of the Hortons ride on in. It was hard to miss the cast on Jessica Horton’s leg. And the drinks kept coming, though Colin immediately took notice of how Zeke was starting to show the effects of downing so many drinks in such a short amount of time. Nothing against his brother, of course, but Colin was older and had a lot more time and, most importantly, experience, in dealing with the toxins of alcohol. His body was more tolerant than Zeke’s was and, well, Colin drank more than the average person should. Perhaps that was an additional reason why Colin was falling over on the bar countertop.

Though he was having a good time, Colin did feel bad for his little brother about having no romance in his life. He knew it was hard being in the closet and might even be scary given how cruel people can be. Colin got closer to his brother, bringing him in for a hug. [color=00a86b]“Listen to me, little bro! You have all the time in the world to explore what kind of man you want to be for another man,”[/color] he whispered to his brother, [color=00a86b]“don’t be like me and go through the best thing that could’ve happened to you because you chose artificial substances over someone who loves--loved--you,”[/color] Colin said to his brother, a sorrowful tone in his voice.

Shaking off that bitter memory, Colin clapped his hands. He was going to move on to a better topic--a happier topic--than whatever he was just remembering. And just as he was about to do that, Colin’s smile, though it remained, went from natural to artificial as the sudden patting on his shoulder and the voice that the hand belonged to wasn’t one Colin was wanting to see, especially on a night of celebration such as tonight.

Colin turned his head and saw the face of one Adrian Castillo, the eldest son of the bane of Colin's existence. The same Adrian Castillo that recently came back to Salem after getting his law degree. Whether that was a secret or not, Colin knew that fact about the eldest Castillo child. He also knew that, if a Castillo was personally approaching Colin on a day like this. A day that Colin had told Emilio himself that, after doing what he ordered him to do, that he was off-limits until morning, but that obviously didnt register with Adrian. Granted, this one was less of an eyesore than his old man was. That didn’t mean Colin was going to treat him differently. 

As much as Colin wanted to tell him off, he made it his mission not to oust himself in front of any member of his family, especially if it was the one family member who didn’t think of him as a screw up. [color=00a86b]“Zeke, meet Adrian Castillo, the pride,and joy of the Castillo Corporation. And, as it would turn out, a personal friend of my captain.”[/color] Colin greeted Adrian with a firm, almost threatening, handshake. He took the drink that Adrian ordered him and Zeke. [color=00a86b]“How’s it feel to be back home, Adrian, huh? I bet your father is just [i]thrilled[/i] to have you back home.”[/color] Colin said, completely ignoring what Adrian had asked of him.[/indent]

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