Randy quickly greeted the rest of the men at the party, who were mostly his own family members. Shadow had a few coworkers that he barely talked to show up, as Mei had talked them into encouraging his nuptials. Shadow was happy that Randy took the spot light at the party, once the two enter the establishment, and held everyone's attention and thus let him sit silently and wait for this mess of an evening to come to an end.
Two waitresses came up and hugged Randy seemingly thrilled to see him again. The three chatted a few moments before the two waitresses, both female squirrels, started to take everyone's order. Shadow wasn't use to seeing such a dense concentration of one species in an area, but it was hard to not take notice that this part of Texas being was heavily overrun by squirrels, and most sharing in on the same fur pattern as the Cheeks twins. Now he finally understood why she was worried about her parents being upset about him being a hedgehog… Not that he'd really care if they had disliked him for that on top of everything else.
"Well, all ya not such gentlemen…" Randy grinned getting a laugh from most of the group as he held his nonalcoholic beer above his head. The rest of the group then followed suit and held up their glasses, as well. That is everyone besides Shadow. Randy nudged him and got no response causing the best-man to kick his soon-to-be-brother-in-law under the table so that the hedgehog finally lifted his glass. Shadow still looked away from everyone else to continue his protest of this ridiculous tradition. "I wanna give a toast ta this dumb asshole that is sitting right next ta me!" Randy spoke loudly and motioned his head towards Shadow. "Even though he ain't near good enough fer my sister he at least makes her happy. Hear! Hear!" Randy called out before taking a large chug of his drink followed by everyone else. "Then again…" Randy laughed. "She's always been a masochist."
Randy's last comment drew a storm of laugher from most of the men at the table. Everyone actually, that is besides Shadow. He just continued to sip on his drink as the other men started to talk amongst themselves. Some got up to play pool or video poker, while others took to the reserved 3, of the 8, bowling lanes the bar had to offer.
"Welcome ta the family, asshole." Randy leaned over and tauntingly chuckled at Shadow.
Shadow continued to ignore Randy, and all the others around him, that was until he needed another drink and held his empty drink in the air to call on one of the many scantily clad waitresses. Just as Shadow started to enjoy his next drink he had to struggle from spitting it out.
"Good evening, boys!" A familiar cocky voice called out. "Sorry I'm so late, but I had to buy a plane ticket at the last minute."
Shadow swallowed heavy as he put his drink down. He turned his head to see the purple male squirrel that took a seat beside him. "Static." He stated as if by saying the other man's names he was saying the dirties word to ever to leave his lips.
"Hey, Static!" Randy called out happily as he got up and shook the other male squirrel's hands. "I thought ya had a pilot's license, and were gonna fly here in yer rich daddy's plane?" Randy quested as he tried to somewhat tease.
"I was." Static smiled as the female waitress sat a drink down in front of him without him even having to order. Static picked up the drink and looked at it amazed they knew what he wanted. "But I haven't gotten around to getting my IFR license rating, so even though the aircraft is IFR certified I can't fly it often. My father bothers me about it all the time, as it's hard to fly in Chicago without that rating."
"I have no idea what da fuck yer talking about!" Randy started to laugh. "And yer welcome on me letting the ladies know ya were coming and all what ya like." Randy winked at Static before slapping his back and making his way to one of the pool tables where some of the party guest were playing.
"Congratulations." Static spoke to Shadow plainly as he looked as his virgin drink while taking a sip.
Shadow let out a small laugh and showing he knew the others man's well wishes were bullshit. "I'm surprised you showed up considering you've been trying to take Sandy from me since we got together." Shadow finished off the last of his second drink before holding it above his head and getting another.
"I want what makes her happy." Static grinned but his body got tense. He tried to keep himself in check by taking another sip from his drink and looking at the other party goers playing pool. "Even if that is..." Static took another fast drink before fidgeting a bit. "You." He said the last word with disgust. He then took another drink before setting his glass down, standing up and walking towards Randy to find a conversation with someone he didn't despise.
Shadow ended up finishing off a few more drinking and finding himself a bit drunk as random men came up and wished him well. He tried to ignore most of them… that was until Randy came up and slapped his back right after the hedgehog rested his head on the table. "Time ta go, Cinderella." Randy pulled on Shadow as most of the men continued to entertain themselves. "I ain't about ta get my ass chewed out 'cause you decided ta take my role as the family drunk."
Randy had already given the bar his fathers payment info, so he just helped Shadow, the most drunk he'd even seen him, back to the truck. Randy started to head home as Shadow quickly fell asleep. The male squirrel occasionally looked at the hedgehog every now and then and still couldn't see what his sister saw in the man. Maybe it was a woman thing? "Oh well…" Randy thought to himself not very hopeful on the two lasting long, but hoping far more he was wrong.