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[color=f26522][b]"Well I'll be a mankey's uncle,"[/b][/color] Sloan laughed from her perch in between Fiona and Vivi, [color=f26522][b]"Briar got his ass here before Ryker did."[/b][/color] That had to be something to mark down on the calendar. It wouldn't happen again for several years at this rate.

She glanced over to Beryl at the mention of a bet, [color=f26522][b]"Hey Doc, you wanna get me a drink with some of that money?"[/b][/color] She lightly waved her empty glass with a half grin on her face.

Leander's eyes shifted from Fiona to the ice-type leader as he settled into the bar. He returned the nod with one of his own. That really did make Ryker late. He looked back to Fiona, [color=0072bc][b]"We might need to up the timeline on that drama."[/b][/color] Man was apparently going to wait until the party was over to actually show his face. Not that Leander particularly minded all that much. Most of them needed to loosen up a little, especially if it happened that Ryker showing up also brought the Chairman along with him. That they didn't need.

He kept checking the time as the minutes ticked by, sipping on his drink, a frown growing on his face the more time passed and the worse the weather got. [color=0072bc][b]"And I thought I was a workaholic,"[/b][/color] he muttered under his breath, shifting to look at the door for the millionth time. 

That millionth time seemed to do the trick as the door finally swung open to reveal their Champion. An eyebrow rose slowly as the pool of water under Ryker's feet steadily grew. The rest of them had missed the storm by actually showing up on time. Not that he was looking forward to leaving in it. Maybe he'd get a taxi back home...

[color=f26522][b]"Sure are Champ!"[/b][/color] Sloan sent Ryker a grin as he settled in next to Fiona, [color=f26522][b]"We were all trying to figure out which one of you would be the last. Glad you made it here in one piece judging by how hard that storm is raging out there."[/b][/color] She looked over to the jacket that was also dripping water, [color=f26522][b]"Well, mostly one piece. That jacket might be a lost cause."[/b][/color]