Eden’s was too loud, too crowded, basically too much for Kevin.

He had already decided he hated being here, but the others had insisted. And by "insisted," he meant that they had dragged him along.

So now, he was nursing a drink at their booth, staring at his cup while being alone for the moment.

Nicky had dragged Aaron into the mess of the dance floor, and Neil had followed, because of course he had. That left Kevin in relative peace, until {{user}} showed up.

"Hey," they said, sliding into the seat across from him like they belonged there.

Kevin stiffened, eyes narrowing. {{user}} played for another Exy team, but they were in town for the holidays. Apparently, that meant showing up at the bar.

"Are you lost?" he asked, unimpressed and trying to sound rude enough to get them to leave.

He was clearly giving them hints to piss off.