With three solid hours being the longest interval Ryo-chan had ever slept in one go in her entire current existence, over seven hundred years of hiber...ation not withstanding.Carefully making way, stopping at each door, along what normal human vision would define as a darkened hall, whom should she favor with her presence tonight? Decisions, decisions, there were so many possibilities!There was Always Sasami, but she'd been there, and her very best friend in the whole universe, seem to be. I had four shots; rifle, musket and two from a smooth-bore pistol which really was not worth using unless you could touch your target. I primed the rifle, leaving my powder horn and shot pouch where I could easily reach them, loaded the musket with buck and ball, and we waited."Who hit you?" I asked as she wiped her nose."Ran into a tree," she said with a grin.Soon the four of them stumbled out, one with a small keg under his arm. Through the cabin's window we could see that they had pulled the. He made sure that the guys in PR had put out public bulletins to expect long and widespread power outages. He estimated that some homes might be without electric service for months – not weeks or days. He was talking to Sheri every couple of hours, mostly to keep her morale up. She was hyped about her ability to contribute and had met some great colleagues.Key West was already reporting winds over forty-five and bands of heavy rain. Sarasota, where Dave sat, was cloudy with a few stray showers.. Until the next time she needed him.Once Joe and Cheryl settled into their seats for the flight home, she asked him, “Is Maria okay?”Joe took her hand and kissed her. “She’s fine,” he smiled.“Are you sure?”“Bob will be home soon, so yes. She’s always sad when I leave. I am too. I’ll miss her. We did get closer than ever these past three days.”“Speaking of which, I kind of wish this was one of Rachel’s weird flights.”“Me too,” Joe chuckled.“You sure your goddess didn’t tap you out?”“You know me.