>>19177319A smile quickly starts spreading on Colby's face.
>"Jen.....">>19177311>>19177349She feels a little comfort in Sapphire's presence, but it's only a second or so until a new arrival compels an additional reaction from her.
>"Sheila!" Colby's smile widens, and she raises her glass in greeting, to both Sapphire and Sheila.
>"So good to see you! And my friend J--Sapphire, she's here too. She's the martini ghost, actually. She....."Colby trails off, realizing that Sheila has been gone for a while and may not be up on recent happenings. Her voice grows a little somber, her smile quickly faded.
>"I don't know if you heard, but Sapphire died. But her ghost is still with us, and sometimes I can sense her, and we can sort of communicate. She's here with us now, in fact."Colby frowns and takes a deep drink of her drink.
>"So that goes a long way to explaining how I've been, I guess; her death's really impacted all of us so much. And I've had troubles with my younger sister; she's a wrestler too now. But there are some bright spots. I'm, well..... Amy Flame and I are going to be married! We haven't set a date yet, but it's sometime in the new year. When we do set a date, I'll let you know; it'll be an honor to have you both with us, if you can be there.">>19177372Colby lets out a chuckle at seeing the beer drift into Sheila's hand like that.
>"You know, I was anxious and worried about a lot, but I'm feeling a lot better having ran into you both here. How've you been, Sheila?" 