Well, that sounded like forever. Cliff didn't much /mind/ an almost-forever with Esther, thankfully, so this would probably be all right. "That's not too bad. Stuck with me until then, at any rate." The man didn't often grin, but he had the vaguest hint of one at the moment. "Might be able to sneak our way into the bar a little later, if we try." Was it even open? He was really hoping so...