.”I gave it some thought. Calliope was clearly angling to a spot in our party, but splitting reward money five ways would start to cut things a litt...e fine. Especially if a perfectly good bard or ranger or paladin or something else showed up a little later on.But having an Invoker would be pretty great. She could focus on blowing stuff up while I focused on solving problems. She could be an excellent addition.“You know what... ? Why don’t you come along and meet the other members of my party,”. His movements felt sluggish, his body like dead weight that somehow managed to move. There was a familiar voice in his head, screaming at him to move, a dull force pushing him forward... Where was he? It was dark, the world spinning. It took him too long to realize that he was at his home, behind the garage. His mother. She was there. She was the voice. It came to mind that he didn't like her or her screaming, and in a desperate attempt to make the nightmare go away he raised up his arms and. I try to ignorewhatever's going on. Again...too much already."Kelly, I heard your BFF went to The Party. Is it true?" Damn it! Now Ihave to play gatekeeper to her rumors."Shut up," I counter. "I'm trying to pay attention." Come on! Tell me. Is it true? Is Zoey really a slut?"I attempt to ignore him. Rusty can be a royal ass sometimes."I hear you two do everything together. Did you get preggers, too?"Ignore! Ignore! He's just trying to get a rise out of you."I bet she's a monster in. Reluctantly he agreed after I promised to VPN to my office computer and work from Seattle.I couldn’t leave until after six because my neighbor was out of town and couldn’t take care of my cat. I had to arrange to take her to a kitty care kennel and as soon as she saw me bring out the cat carrier she took off and hid. It took nearly an hour before I could get her out from under the bed without getting my hands shredded. Rush hour out of Portland was its usual awful mess, but at least I would.