[ and, lo and behold, lance appears with what appears to be a bourbon on the rocks, sliding it toward sam with something of a warm smile. lance has a matching drink in his other hand, which seems to be mostly untouched. ]

Something tells me we'll need this, as the teenagers are drinking.

[ as he leans against the table, glancing toward the mingling group of people . . . and blue, truthfully, who has decided to bartend this evening. and without much more hesitation, he continues: ]

I wanted to apologize, for our initial meeting.

[ and he tilts his head toward the set of drinks. ]

So perhaps we could get to know one another without such assumptions, if that is alright with you.