The end of project party

[centurian]

Invoke substitution and send someone else. You won't have any problem finding replacements if there's free booze.

[Zippy]

Can I be @rsed to travel 130 miles to a party that is happening after I've left the project?

There is a faint possibility of more work with the client once this project is over.

It's a toughie...

No, you can't be arsed. Make an elegant and plausible excuse and talk about how much you would have loved to be there.

[swamp]

Don't bother unless it's local and there's free booze.

[bogeyman]

Send a promotional dwarf in your stead - with a glossy marketing handout.

[cojak]

Can I be @rsed to travel 130 miles to a party that is happening after I've left the project?

There is a faint possibility of more work with the client once this project is over.

It's a toughie...