Not for me, I'd have to stand there and manually key the door open. As I was doing so I was thinking it really was time to bite the bullet and splurge...on a new model, at least newer than this."Larry!" Susan's shriek cut off that train of thought in an instant. Out of long habit I dropped instantly into a crouch, turning as I did. When you get bullied as a kid you develop defense mechanisms, and this was mine; it had always disconcerted hell out of the jokers who were trying to sneak up behind. He added, “I’m very sorry for your loss.”“He was a drunk. He caused the fire that almost killed my babies. I loved him, but I’m mad as hell at him.”“It’s hard to carry such mixed emotions around with you.” John didn’t really know what to say. He chose the course of action that seemed best. He suggested, “Would you mind standing up?”She hesitated and then stood. John stepped close to her and put his arms around her. He held her close. Her head rested on his shoulder. She gently wrapped her arms. Robbin looked over to the other stage. Rancid was starting to play. “Oh, dude, we’re fucking missing Rancid. But it’s okay.” She said quickly when she saw Hunter looking at her funny. Hunter looked at the two, and called Davey over. They walked a few feet away and looked at the girls, then each other, and the came back with equally devious smiles on their faces. “We are prepared to make you a deal,” Davey said, with a smile on his face. “We’ll give you tickets and transportation to Warped. "The Oracle charged me to deliver it to the Exarch himself."The bald man gave the Jesuit a long look before picking up his phone and pressing a button on the cradle. "Yes, my Lord. There is an Arab Jesuit here with a message from Delphi for your ears only. Yes, my Lord. Yes, my Lord," he said in a low voice, well aware some, if not most, of the men at the desks could hear every word. He nodded to the door as he replaced the phone on the cradle. "The Exarch will see you."The young man opened one.