"Now that introductions have been made," Padraig said, "Please tell me more about these scorpions." With that, he handed the absinthe to Riley.
Just as he took a seat, a ruckus erupted near the entrance. This time it wasn't Banger and Dimi, but another group of Gaians entering the area. Loudly.
First came "Clockwork" Evans, the explosive experts whose bombs always went off like clockwork. He stumbled through the entrance way with a keg in his hands and the scent of synthetic marijuana about him. "Ah, we're here!" he shouted as he walked through. "One of the kegs was even left."
Following him came Catalina de Leon, the Corsair-turned-Gaian, who was also noticably inebriated. "Oh, si," she said, "We, uh, got hungry on the way, but we only had salty snacks, so of course we HAD to have something to drink."
She was helping Will, who had trouble using the prosthetic legs he had acquired following the attack on Glendale. Of course, the booze didn't help. "Dimi!" he yelled toward his old friend. "I thought you got dead, at least twice now."
Last came "Nightshade" Watson, also helping Will. He was the only one of the group who didn't appear intoxicated at all. He was an odd one, rumors circulating that he had lived on Gaia's surface for decades until recent events drew him to the skies. He nodded quietly to the assembled group while helping Will to a chair.
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