Joe accepted the sugar cubes when they were offered back to him, and immediately passed them to Vivianne, who slipped one furtively into her mouth.
"Sounds good, man," boomed Joe, by way of his own farewell.
"Yeah, see ya!" Vivianne added, pushing her sugar cube into one cheek.
Once he was outside, Joe looked to Vivi as he shut the door, and the blonde girl tilted her head to one side, "Y\'know, I didn\'t think it was possible to say something like what that guy just said and not sound ominous."
Joe shook his head, "Me neither, Skeeter. Guy\'s got a singular talent."
Meanwhile, in Chez Ami, Lefty was greeted with a faceful of broom bristles. "Cashin\' in my raincheck!" howled Ami, true to form – the woman behind the bristly weapon.