"Working hard for the season booting up again," Viktor said, and it was true. He'd been working everyone's tails off for the last while, but all toward a good reason. He wanted them to be at the top and stay at the top, and if they ended up hating him for it, well, they'd still love being at the top, so his work as team captain would be done. "They'll all curse me to hell, but celebrate victory if it can be ours."
He ordered a drink and headed toward the indicated booth. "So what have you been up to?" he asked curiously.