"Got a question, guys," Eddie said. "Who does the work maintaining the cars and the bikes in the garage?"Two men raised their hands."Would you like to...continue taking care of them?"The two looked at each other, then the older of the two, perhaps in his mid-forties replied, "Not for you, not for any of your friends either. Fuck you." Okay – I guess that answers that question. Fuck you too." Eddie turned and walked out.He found Madame Cornelius, Karen, and Thad sitting on the patio,. ‘You don’t remember falling off my horse as we crossed the creek and hitting your head?’ If he was making this up he was doing a great job. ‘No, I remember taking a shower outside on the deck,’ was her response. ‘Shower, on the deck,’ he asked. ‘I don’t have a shower on the deck, but that’s not a bad idea.’ The wheels of his mind began to turn with thoughts of an outdoor shower. Now she was confused. Had their entire encounter been a dream? Was she losing her mind, or was he? The silence. "Barely did not quite fit the description, it was adequate, if not generous, if Alvin had not been taking a big chunk off the top. His personal nest egg from running the shelter was close to one and a half a million. The only thing keeping him there was greed.The Plumber came out from under the sink, turned on the water, and washed his hands. Alvin saw a slight distortion, a ripple in his vision as the man scrubbed. He watched as the plumber shortened, and the potbelly shifted to his chest and. I don't know why, Hell I probably repressed the memory, but she chose me. Part of me thinks that she chose me because of my transformation, but I get the feeling that isn't correct.I joined them, leading a life of piracy around the galaxy, and it was very much so a high life.But it wasn't all good. I remember the battle that she died. Railgun shot to the head, real quick, painless for her. Couldn't say the same for me. I became broken. We couldn't do much at the time, so we just let her die..