Despite the promise of free drinks, hardly anyone has moved out of their seats yet, nor has people moved away from the dance floor, some of them watching in awestruck terror as the giant blob of a bouncer is helped off the floor. To think someone so small could bring down something so big - no wonder people can't help but stare.

Smiling a tad more warmly, Lorne meets the Lord halfway, reaching out to bend down and kiss his bony old knuckles. "Milord. You don't need to apologize for anything.

"But you know the rules - consider my position for a momentito. I'm caught between a rock and a hard place, darling. I'd love to see you having a ball with all of us, but if I start making exceptions...what'd that make me look like?"