Hans headed into the Steampunk Hotel, and there was a yell of surprise. "Hey there, rare guest, are my eyes playing tricks on me? Am I hallucinating? Big Fox? Is that you?"
"Of course it's me, d*mmit. I'm not dead. Why do you look like you've just seen a ghost?" Hans said gruffly.
The Steampunk Hotel's boss, Bedes Rothschild, laughed out loud. "Although you aren't dead, you disappeared from here. It's been a year. I heard that you left the country?"
"I've been to China and Australia. You know, we men have to go out there and see more of the world during this lifetime," Hans said proudly.
Bedes gave him a thumbs up and said, "Nicole, give our old pal a glass of beer, a salute to him for believing in bravely going out into the world."
Li Du had brought Godzilla, Big Quinn, and Brother Wolf along, so Bedes ordered a round for them as well. "Get a few more glasses. Today we have many old friends coming here."
