"Hi Troy. Happy to see you." He called out happily.
"Hey." Troy murmured. Damn, they were so happy here. It wasn't that he thought they were fake; they seemed earnest. But it was still annoying or unsettling, or…whatever.
"What's happening, Jace?
"Hi Harold." Jace responded amicably.
"Just grab a seat anywhere. We have no seating order." This was for the benefit of Troy since Jace obviously knew all that needed to be known. Magnus patted one of the two empty seats next to her and Jace moved over to her. Troy followed.
"Did you have a good nap?" Magnus leaned forward in order to see past Jace so that she could speak to him.
"It was good. Thank you." As an after-thought he added; "Who won at your game of poker?"
Jace responded. "Neither. We didn't finish."
"Well we can
