Sometimes we make a request to the Universe, not even assuming that only two ministries answer all people's requests: The Ministry of All Good Things has kind—hearted and goofy people, but the Ministry of All Bad Things, as you can see, has super-efficient managers.

Four friends have been together since first grade, however, adult life makes adjustments and now they see each other less and less. And that night, the friends decide to gather for their last barhopping...

This story began back in 1986. Perestroika was already underway, but the Soviet Union had not yet collapsed. It was a time when there was no Internet, hypermarkets and even mobile phones, but they drank water from the tap, there were no traffic jams in Moscow, and the keys to the apartment were quietly left under the rug.