erich grins at castor and looks over at karoliena and virginia and smiles. "yup. erica and i dissolved our marriage for the sake of her and natalya. with erica no longer...attached? to me. karoliena felt i should be as devoted to her as i was to erica....so i married her. nothing else about our relationship or.... views changed. we both still can have our fun."he laughs." we're the sole ones carrying that torch. you've got nina to be a one man woman. natalya and erica are pretty committed to each other." erich becomes animated."oh you missed it,appearantly there was some stuff between erica and nichole that natalya caught wind of..." he shakes his head.

nina takes her glass from castor and shakes her head about the latest drama between her friend and castor's friend.

karoliena instantly takes to virginia."you look like bass player,you ever play one?"

erich shakes his head and turns so that hopefully virginia cant hear. "i dont even fucking know. i know he left last night or so for Detroit to visit nichole. from what i gather,he seems fine.i worry about the little fellow.i know she is your friend and all.hell,i think she is swell. but i hope she doesnt break sam's heart."

"piano? just like miss nichole,huh?" karoliena smiles."i bet you are amazing at it."

erich nods."sam is a good man.probably the best here,well aside from you,mr drake." erich laughs." nichole and erica on the other hand.....i'm pretty sure they are toxic for each other,in any regard."

"she's my favorite." karoliena grins. "you want to try bass,proper bass.not that silly electric nonsense."

nina leaves castor and erich to their chat.she kisses castor's head and goes to hang with karoliena and virginia.

nina kisses virginia's head. "she's mine,love. well,i share her with castor."

Virginia looks up and smiles at the newcomer. Just like the woman who raised her, Virginia loves being around men. "I'm Virginia Drake," She holds out her hand to him. "And you are?"

Tony laughs and shakes her hand. "I'm Tony. I play guitar in Acts of Hate...but I guess your dad doesn't let you listen to that kind of music, huh? It'll give you nightmares."

Tony laughs. "Why? Don't I look brutal? Grrr!" he grunts, trying to look as menacing as possible. Neil walks in behind him. "Tony! Sam won't pick up the phone and I think I'm going to die - what the hell was in Erich's pocket!?? ...oh hey, look, a kid! Hi kid! My name's Neil."

nina slips her arm around castor's waist. terribly in love,and enjoying every minute of it. "she is perfect. she is exactly how i pictured a daughter being."


karoliena looks at virginia and smiles. "me too." she looks slightly sad,"i guess i'll just have to settle for being an aunt."

erich snaps back to reality. "you've been eating from my pockets?! you're an agent of rommel,sent to harvest my pocket lint to use for u boat insulation! well fat chance,bucko! i eat my pocket lint!"

Neil shakes Virginia's hand enthusiastically, then looks over at Erich. "Pocket lint? Is that all it was?"
Tony laughs and leans close to Virginia. "About Neil...well, let's just say his elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor."

nina snuggles into castor."thank you so much,love. you know,for taking a chance on me and everything." she nods. "yup,virginia has no shortage of people who love her dearly." nina smiles widely."thank you again,castor."she whispers

erich laughs. "oh no,it wasnt just lint. it was probably any number of chemicals melded together. just waiting to destroy your tender young psyche. i know i had some..."erich stops speaking,as he is sure castor and nina do not wish their daughter exposed to open talk about drugs. "it wasnt anything dangerous neil,just remember nothing you see is real,and you'll be ok in the morning."