After everyone got changed, a base wide meeting was called. This was to allow everyone to see the new Blake. The entire yard outside the base was decorated and filled with tables and grills as people cooked food and drank beer and a watered down conversion of Dwarven ale. Although Thardra complained about it, he still did as he asked and made the ale much weaker so you couldn't get drunk off one sip.
There was a stage set up near the gate where Blake and the girls all stood. This was only so everyone could see him better and so that people could come up and perform. Blake took center stage and looked out over the crowd that was having fun chatting and playing around and smiled. This was the scene he had been hoping for and hoped he would continue to see. He tapped his glass, getting everyone's attention, and quieting down the whole area.
