*disconnects and is pulling on his jacket when Elemmakil buzzes him back* *arranges to pick her up in a half-hour and then calls ahead to a little hole-in-the-wall he remembers fondly from his university days* *orders a whole mess of sopapillas to go and hints that there will be a big tip involved if they can possibly rush the order*
*gets a little sidetracked waiting for his food and hitting up a couple distributors for just the right case of Mexican beer, and so it's nearing showtime when he and Elemmakil finally park the car on Nico's block and head up to the house, arms laden down with food and drink*