He isn't on board the partying spirit, exactly, but he recognizes the effort that's gone in and he allows himself to be swept up in the momentum. Ricki takes a drink, and a space not too near the wall, and chats in a voice just loud enough to raise the volume in the room a little bit. He knows how to work a crowd, and as tired as they are the night is likely to be either completely funereal or an extremely good excuse to blow off some steam.
2. And then a bad idea
Ricki toes at one of the chalk circles on the floor with amusement, wondering what exactly is going to come of this and whether or not it could possibly be any good.
"Want to rip the bandaid?" He asks, over his shoulder. "Someone has to go first."
He is not as scared of the other people on this boat as he should be.
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He isn't on board the partying spirit, exactly, but he recognizes the effort that's gone in and he allows himself to be swept up in the momentum. Ricki takes a drink, and a space not too near the wall, and chats in a voice just loud enough to raise the volume in the room a little bit. He knows how to work a crowd, and as tired as they are the night is likely to be either completely funereal or an extremely good excuse to blow off some steam.
2. And then a bad idea
Ricki toes at one of the chalk circles on the floor with amusement, wondering what exactly is going to come of this and whether or not it could possibly be any good.
"Want to rip the bandaid?" He asks, over his shoulder. "Someone has to go first."
He is not as scared of the other people on this boat as he should be.