There were so many reasons to want to move past a name and Nicolas could imagine a few for William without having to get creative. Nicolas didn't use his last name any more, hadn't for years now and he didn't plan to ever do it again. But he'd like William to at least acknowledge that they knew each other. So he raised his beer to him when he caught his eyes, smiling openly. Hey, he had been more or less asked to come here.

Spike. He'd have to get used to it. Maybe it fit him. But now that he was certain, even with all this new style and attire, it was difficult to not still see the boy from all those years ago.