[center][h1][color=f26522]Milo Ventri[/color][/h1][/center]

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	Milo stood for a moment longer until one the servers appeared with drinks in hand, he insisted they were from Sio. Milo and Piage took the drinks and he looked into the glass, a nice scotch, normally he would have already been two down, however it hadn't been since the attack that Milo had had anything to drink, he knew what could happen, he knew what people would think, and he was not eager to fall into that, he doesn't want to lean on it to cope, escape from it, it wasn't the kind of man that he was choosing to be anymore. He sipped lightly and slowly at the scotch, taking his time as they moved into the dining area. Milo tried his best to ignore the pompous rich folk and not dwell on his own thoughts, however time and time again he would look over to Vika, hoping for a moment where he wouldn't have to deal with Jethro Dull and the others.

	It wasn't too horribly long before one Ethans tagalongs came up to him and it seemed he excused himself, Milo took this as his opportunity, or whatever he wanted this to be. [color=f26522]"I'll be right back, I figure now's as good a time as any to deal with this."[/color] He whispered to Paige as he tapped the cane lightly twice on the stone floor. He began to walk through the crowd and ignored most the people a few of which tried to comment on the cane, or his outfit, or him, but soon he approached Vika and her group, [color=f26522]"Sorry to interrupt, but I was hoping for a quick word if at all possible."[/color] Milo kept his voice level, even though looking at her was actually infuriating him.

	He was able to get her away for the moment, the two of them had not spent a single moment actually dealing with any of the mistakes they had made. Milo leaned against the wall a bit before holding the cane out to her, [color=f26522]"I saw you were looking a little unsteady, I would have given this to you sooner, though it seemed your new beau had it covered."[/color] Milo could almost be seen visibly biting his tongue, so many things wanting to be said, yet this was not the time nor place, [color=f26522]"Honestly, I wasn't sure if you remembered the cane or not, I kept working on it, even after you ghosted me, thought you might come back, apologize, maybe try again."[/color] Milo could feel the annoyance in his chest. He smirked and let out a chuckle, [color=f26522]"I shouldn't be so upset, you ran from me cause I had a woman in my place of business, and into the bed of a man that has loose women in his tour bus every night, and I got picked up by an old friend who won't let me down."[/color] Milo just shook his head, [color=f26522]"I hope this shows you that you did mean something to me."[/color]

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