3 of our DAs got promoted and they reserved a room in a local restaurant/bar after work yesterday for open bar/food until 9:30p. I stopped by about 6pm, didn’t eat or drink anything because I was uncomfortable instantly and planned to leave soon. There was a sort of collective effort by quite a few of the people there to delay my leaving, which was successful for about 45 minutes. I was strategically passed from one person to the next to the next as they socialized with me and hugged me and made me feel welcome. I did sneak out about 7:15p, but not without knowing who my friends are. 🙂 I’m gonna miss the ones who are leaving to go downtown to hardcore prosecution (gang unit), but I wish them all the luck they deserve.