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[latino_menace]

Ramon's back in the bar again after managing to sleep for about an hour or so. Saying that he looks a mess would be something of an understatement.

Twelve hours to go. He's wondering how much he can drink in that time.

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[latino_menace]

He looks at her closely, then scrubs his hand over his face, still hardly able to believe that it was all fixed.

'I hit someone in the bar. A friend of his.'

[nita_callahan]

"Who?"

. . .people we both call friends. . .

[latino_menace]

He stands up and dusts himself off. He doesn't want to stay out here, and doesn't want to answer her question either. He remembers the look in her eye when he told her his name. So he just holds out a hand to help her up and doesn't say anything.

[nita_callahan]

She eyes him, and the hand he's offering. She doesn't trust him, and he's not answering her question -- but her legs are still wobbly enough that she's grateful for the help up. So she accepts the hand, and looks him in the eye as she stands, obviously expecting an answer.

[latino_menace]

He tactfully ignores her questioning look. 'Come on, I'll walk you back. You look a bit shaky. Tell me if you think you're going to fall.'

He hesitates before saying, 'Thank you.' And its obvious that he's grateful.

[nita_callahan]

"I'll be fine," she replies, a little sharply.

". . . Yeah, well, it's sort of my job."

[latino_menace]

He smiles at her as they walk. 'Well, I understand a bit more about your work now. And I'm glad you intervened there obviously, but I'm sorry you had to feel pain to fix it.'

He apologises without thinking, although part of him is hoping that it will help ease the guilt.

'Do you have to do that often?'

[nita_callahan]

"Too often."

As the bar comes into sight, she turns towards him, still steely. "You understand I'm going to be talking to Security."

[latino_menace]

His brow creases a little. 'About what? I doubt they'll be able to do anything about the cat. And if you mean what I said about hitting someone - well, I have the feeling they already know.'

He hesitates again before speaking. 'if it makes you feel any better, I do feel bad about doing it.'

And he's only saying that because she just saved his life and gave him his eyes back.

[nita_callahan]

"About everything that happened tonight."

She blinks. And stares up at him with a You have got to be kidding me expression. "No, that doesn't help much."

[latino_menace]

'Well, good luck with that. I can't imagine they'll have much luck talking to the cat but they're welcome to try.'

And then he shrugs. 'Well, it's all I can say.' And I wouldn't have said it at all if it didn't hurt at the moment...

[nita_callahan]

She sighs. "Look. I don't trust you. You've been hurting my friends. And I saved your life -- this time. But I'm keeping an eye on you."

And with that not very threatening threat, she turns and heads into the bar.