After facing the inevitable closing that many other violence-plagued clubs have been dealt, Southwest’s H2O may be feeling relieved. According to the Post, the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has given the club two weeks to make improvements in security in the wake of a weekend fatal shooting in late May.

As part of a plan to keep its liquor license, over the next two weeks H2O will add several layers of security, do away with its VIP room and shut down by 1:30 a.m., with bottle service ending at 12:30 p.m. and last call at 12:45. And to avoid the circumstances that led to the killing of Nelson Able on May 27, patrons involved in any scuffles will be sent to a designated room where they will be forced to count to ten and think of what they’ve done (OK, so we’re kidding about that last part).

We’re still somewhat torn on how H2O was treated. While the club may have been somewhat lax on security, the recent shooting happened outside the club, and confusion still exists as to what provoked the fight (some say it was over a spilled bottle of Cristal; the board noted that no Cristal was sold that night), whether or not a gun was brought into the club and what steps could have prevented such an occurence. But we’re happy that the club has been given a second chance. After all, we can finally start planning our next happy hour. But without the VIP room to set us all apart from the riff-raff, will it even be worth it?