Angelyne goes on to tell Mary how much she hates this corporate bullshit.

Of course Nicolas can't sit too close to Mary at the table, either.

When the space he leaves open between himself and Mary is taken up by another young man, Nicolas is at first bristling jealousy. Until he recognizes it's Derek Poverty, the singer/bassist of Poverty & Spit. Derek didn't choose the seat for it's proximity to Mary, but to talk with a fellow musician.

It's an unexpected pleasure, to talk about music for once, instead of just talking about the music industry at one of these parties.

It isn't until Monica sits down that Nico realizes his brother has head off to the dancefloor with Debbie, the model he was flirting with all evening.

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