"So...he joinin' us?"
"Yeah, he jus' asked for a moment to finish changing."
"Fair enough." Kristin smiled. She had liked Toonmar even more than the rest of the team, and was quite happy to get back. She had actively taken an interest in supporting the Quodite hosting bid, and had crossed her fingers when the selection was aired. "Maark, Dani, Honnur and the Joes are both headed over already. Your brother and Skaade both went back to lodging to get some stuff. So we'll just wait for Tommie and get going."
In the event, it didn't take long. Thomas ventured out only a minute or two later, and they started walking off towards the coffee house "The Toasty Bean". They entered, and were greeted by their teammates.
Well, greeted was the wrong word. Maarkus gave them all hearty pats on the back, as did Honorius. Joe Willems simply said 'hi' and Joe Quinn waved and smiled. Dani, of course, came over and just gave them hugs. The team had flown over individually, or in small groups, and so it was there first time off the ice together in months.
Which was a long time, given how close they'd all gotten over the previous year.
"How y'all doin'?" Dani asked them through the group hug.
"Good," Theo replied.
"Just fine," Kristin said.
"Getting better," Thomas observed.
After a moment of this, they all sat down.
"So, about that defender bump-up..." Maarkus began.
