Baltimore City, July 1, 2014

[The Setting: Hard Rock Café in downtown Baltimore City at dusk.  The main dining space is pleasantly spacious with an acute focus on the bar directly in the center. Smatterings of large rectangular wooden tables are spaced aside diminutive square and rounded tables to accommodate smaller parties flanking all sides of the bar.  Other elevated dining spaces are ensconced in the four corners of the building, cased by wooden railings, with low hanging light fittings with glass shading. In the entrance to the foyer glass paneling stands in lieu of traditional brick walls introducing an almost magical blending of natural light and artificial candescent lighting from the long cylindrical ceiling light bulbs. Various posters of Rock musicians and other music memorabilia align almost every square inch of the walls not replaced by the aforementioned glass. Satan and Tony sit next to one another on two newly polished barstools with plush indigo padding. Almost every other seat is occupied, as summer weekends usually attract throngs of people to the Harbor. The bartender’s interest is piqued when he overhears portions of the dialogue between Tony and Satan, despite myriad other conversations around him and the demands placed on his time]