Shane ”Quite a night, ain’t it?”

Carmen ”Yes it is.”

For Shane, this is her evening.  For once she feels no temptation to deal with anything else, including the drugs she managed to steal from Veronica.  For once, she only wants to watch Carmen work.  She looks over at the table where her friends are gathered, seeing Mark wave with his glass of whiskey, to which she returns a nod.  Life appears to be coming together for Shane, which manages to pleasantly surprise her.

The next day.

Shane, Carmen, and Mark’s apartment.

He has his camera on them as they are seated at the couch.

Mark ”So maybe next time I can take the camera to The Planet?”

Carmen ”Um…you’d have to ask Kit about that.”

Mark ”That’s Kit Porter.  The…Kit Porter.  Accept no substitutes.  So how would you both describe The Planet?”

Shane ”It’s…where we meet up with our friends.  It’s kinda like the gathering ground for us.  It’s where we all know we’ll be at some point.  Friend of ours, Marina runs it.  Well…kinda runs it.  She’s…where was it again?”

Carmen ”Antigua.  She and her co-owner and partner, Francesca…they’re heading off to Antigua.  I got to finally meet Francesca last night.  She seems friendly.  And now Kit’s gonna run the place while they’re away.”

Mark ”Well…I just wanted to thank you both for allowing me to be brought into the fold, so to speak.  Your friends seem really cool.  There was Bette…who I’ve met once before.  Tina…she’s pregnant.  Alice and Dana and Lara.  All really cool people.”

Shane ”It’s a tight knit group, man.”

Carmen ”You almost have to have a reservation to join.”

Shane ”Oh, come on.”

Mark laughs.

Life progresses as it does on this day.  Kit, Marina, and Francesca go over the mission statement for The Planet while Marina and Francesca are away.  Anything involving budget concerns, especially in terms of hiring goes through them over the phone first.  Everything is laid out.  As many possibilities and probabilities are dealt with.

Back at the apartment, Shane has finally taken in some of the medication taken from Veronica’s and has crashed on the couch.  Carmen is in her room, working on mixes while Mark is in the kitchen, grabbing a soda.  The phone rings.  Mark sees Shane apparently passed out on the couch.