AKne woke in his bedroom to teh sound of feminie giggling from bar. his head ached, his eyes refused to open and he felt very woozy. He could not remember a time when he felt this bad- well there was the time he made the mistake of inhaling when passing a weightlifter in the middle of a workout- but that was years ago. Whatever that hole had in it really packed a whallop. What was it? why did it have such a profound effect? could he get some more?

Slowly rising to his feet, Akne wobbled across the floor. His eyes could now open to slits and he could almost make out his door. He heard more giggling and a scream of "wet paint" from the bar. "Wet paint?" Akne thought to himself. What could that mean? Perhaps this was more of the aftereffects.

After making sure he was clothed, Akne opened the door to the bar. The bar was filled with women. Their attention was drawn to the bartender. Akne could not quite see that far, but it looked like the bartender might be a giant rock or a statute. He founf the nearest seat and fell into it. A loud groan escaped his lungs.

Tayfun rushed to Akne's side and sat down. "Akne my dear close friend" he said striking Akne heavily on the back several times. 'Have I ever told you how much I admire you." Akne exhaled. "If I could get over to the bar, it would be for myself", Akne blurted out. "How long have I been sleping?"

There was no response. No sooner had Akne indicated he could not get to the bar than Tayfun got up and tried to make a dash through a small seam in the bar patrons. Unfortunately, Ankhesen saw the seem first and blocked his path.

Akne could not hear anything over the din, but it seemed that Ankhesen and Alli were smitten with the bartender. Opening his eyes a little wider, it seemed that Spethi was sitting on the bar with Ahmes trying to help Ankhesen get in front.

Suddenly Akne felt another presence beside him. Badgirl had not abandoned him. There she sat, two beers in hand. "thank you" Akne said, taking one of the beers. "YOu're welcome" Badgirl cooed. "That will be five dollars." Akne looked up over the beer. "Hey " Badgirl said, Spethi owns the bar now and she hired me to work here. She specifically said no free drinks."