A First Step

[Klatz]

"Hallo, Tinos! What's pep?"
Alexander was cheerful as always and open for chatter. So he already was asking Jose "where the hell is the bar with booze and chicks" when the rest of the delegates came out of Graf Spee.

Alena was not so enthusiastic about the thrash and burn right here right now. To prevent this she stepped on Alexander's foot and whispered through clenched teeth: "I will never take you as escort again if you won't stop this immediately."

Alexander promised to be a bit more calm. But who can believe he won't forget about his promise after five minutes?

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