Matt flashes a look of mild bewilderment and takes Bombardier's hand.
"Hunh? What? Oh, sure, don't worry about it! I wasn't avoiding the party thread or anything, I just had a major Psych test today!"
Matt smiles and says goodbye regretfully, waving cigar smoke away from his face desperately. Quickly he recedes into the crowd, striding purposefully towards the food.
"Glad that worked out," Bombardier sighs in relief.
"Yeah..." Anirtak murmurs.
"What?" Bombardier asks, worried.
"Well, it's nothing, but he didn't congratulate Joule!"
"You don't think she's wrong do you?" Bombardier asks suddenly.
"I didn't say that!" a voice booms.
Bombardier turns, startled, to find Matt standing at his elbow, mask askew. Matt chuckles quietly at Bombardiers stunned expression.
"Hey, I can't comment whether she's right or wrong, it'd ruin ruin the suspense. That's the other reason I didn't visit the party thread."
"Didn't you just go for food?" Anirtak asks.
Matt grins lopsidedly at her, "Yeah, but I just about live here anymore. I'm not a wizard or a guru like some of the others, but I've picked up a few nifty tricks just the same."
With that he snaps his fingers and disappears in a column of smoke.
I one corner SkyKing glances at T-Bird and mutters, "We've created a monster."