Cork couldn't quite believe his luck as he stood in the back of his new wine shop, conveniently located near his his new HQ in Paradise. How had he been so lucky? He'd been fortunate to live the last few months in relative peace with all of his new and old friends in Hollywood. He was older than most these days, was doing this a second time worth it? He quickly shook his head to banish the thought from his mind. Of course it was worth it, an opportunity like this didn't come along often. He was being offered the chance to help shepherd in a time of peace and he wasn't going to turn that down.

He'd been a crew leader already in this lifetime. Albeit a placeholder for Fluffy_Tummy who he was immensely proud of and eternally grateful to but this time felt different. This time it was his and his family's. Last time felt weird but this time it felt like home. He heard the chime up front and saw Layla walking in with a bottle of champagne he wasn't familiar with. It took a lot to stump him in the wine game but this one did it. He quickly grabbed his favorite guide to French wine and browsed through it. As he leafed through the pages Fluffy and Aqua_Tofana came in with Gordon_Ramsay not far behind. He found exactly what he was looking for and looked up to see his friends.

Well well well, it seems you all have perfect timing. This bottle that Layla has is a brand new one for me. It happens to be from a small winery in France that has only made this wine for generations. It was made specifically to celebrate grand occasions in France and how appropriate is it that we are celebrating 3 new HQ's in the lovely city of Las Vegas. The history here is deep and long, I do believe it's time to add our chapter to the storybook. I know here in Paradise we will be about the same thing we were in my temporary HQ in Hollywood. I'm all about new chances and working together to make this city and world the absolute best it can be.

Cork smiled and took the bottle from Layla before once again popping his namesake. He poured a glass for everyone and the others from LA that had made there way to LV. He smiled and raised his glass to cheers with everyone.

Here we go again folks, we collected a lovely bunch of folks the first time around so I do believe we'll look to do the same this time.

Here's to The Connoisseurs Part Deux

Cork takes a sip and smiles. Motioning to his shop clerk to go grab more bottles from his private cellar he turns back to his friends. This was going to be fun!