"I suppose so," Victory said in agreement. He allowed a chuckle at the mans comment about Blotts friends having abandoned the man. Victory knew about abandonment though Blotts situation was nowhere close to what he had experienced. It still stung at times, the way friends he had been close with as a youth now walked to the other side of the street if they saw him coming down the road.

Still, he was surprised at being asked to come have a drink. "And where would you suppose we go?" Victory asked, delaying his actual answer.