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ing　his　gold…capped　teeth；　and　waved　them　in；　clearly　finding　the　two　overeager　girls　to　be　a　wele　change　from　the　bored…looking　hipsters　who　made　up　the　rest　of　the　line。

“Nice；　Humphrey！”　Elise　said；　clearly　impressed。　She　made　her　way　to　the　bar　while　Jenny　picked　through　the　crowded　club。　It　was　dark　and　dingy；　and　girls　with　asymmetrical　haircuts　and　short　mod　dresses　were　dancing　with　guys　wearing　skinny　ties　and　vests。　Tyler—it　was　hard　to　think　of　him　as　TyRo—was　playing　a　weird　but　cool　mix　of　Ladytron　and　the　Cure　and　the　Clash。　It　was　the　type　of　music　her　friend　Brett　loved；　but　Jenny　never　really　understood。　She　always　preferred　cheesy　Top　40　music。　Still；　there　was　something　decidedly　cool　about　the　scene。

Elise　tapped　her　on　the　shoulder。　“I　got　you　a　drink。”　She　held　a　vodka　soda　out　to　Jenny。　“I　should　tell　you；　I　have　a　boyfriend　back　at　Stanford；　so　I　have　to　behave　tonight。”

“How　good　is　good？”　Jenny　arched　an　eyebrow。

“Dancing　is　okay；　cheek…kissing　is　fine；　number　exchange　is　fine　because　who　knows；　but　no　lip…kissing；”　Elise　said；　rattling　off　the　rules　as　if　they　were　officially　sanctioned。

Rules　are　made　to　be　broken。

“Deal！”　Jenny　grinned；　then　goofily　tapped　her　glass　against　Elise’s。

“Jennifer！”　Tyler　greeted　her。　His　black　T…shirt　was　soaked　with　sweat；　but　Jenny　didn’t　mind。　“I’m　glad　you　came。　I　have　a　break　right　now。　Drink？”　he　asked。　Without　waiting　for　an　answer；　he　led　her　through　the　crowd　and　toward　the　bar。　“Two　double　Red　Bull　and　vodkas；”　he　ordered。

The　bartender　was　a　superskinny　girl　with　jet…black　hair　and　tattoos　of　stars　on　her　arms。　“Whatever　you　want；　TyRo；”　she　said　with　a　wink　as　she　passed　the　drinks　to　Tyler。　Condensation　dripped　down　the　sides　of　the　highball　gl