.. or the Seers can read and interpret, bit like your aging thing, John.”I shrugged. I simply had no idea why de-aging of anyone but yourself was ho...rendously difficult. I just saw it as a series of tasks coupled with hitting what I mentally interpreted as a reset switch. The only issues we’d had with it so far were Mages regrowing wisdom teeth. Not that I got to practice a lot, most Mages kept themselves at their peak quite easily, save only where a bit of maturity was needed for their chosen. .. please, Daddy?”He quickly broke down and said, “Have I ever said NO to my little girl?”Mom offered up, “No, but you say it to me all of the time – I can’t believe we’re actually going on this cruise, Rich and Caroline. But, we booked over 200 of the people going and the commission from that is $2K per person, totaling $400K.”“So, I talked your father into it. We’ve loaded you two up with groceries, and there’s an envelope with $12k for incidentals while we’re gone. This is going to be the. “Hi, it’s Claire.”“Hi Claire. How did you get my number?”Expecting the worst from our date, I had deliberately not provided her with my home number.“I have my ways. I’ve got friends in HR.”What she’d just admitted to was probably a sackable offence but I let it go.“What can I do for you.”“I’ve got a problem with my waste pipe. If you come round and pay it some attention, I’ll cook you dinner.”“Um, Claire, I don’t know anything about waste pipes. I think you’d better call in a professional. Pancreatic cancer, very aggressive. I lost her about three years ago. That's the last healthy-looking picture of her. She chose it herself to use at her memorial service.”“Oh my God, that's so sad! I didn't know. Oh my God I'm so, so sorry,” Onyx babbled.“It's okay. We don't all get equal amounts of time here on earth. She got a lot out of the years she had and gave ten times more in return. I don't grieve much anymore. I'm just proud to say I knew her.”“You really loved her,” Jae.