I would be going there as a puffed-up pimp of a small town.”“They got a city now? That’s a change. I remember a large town back in my time. We r...ided it a lot.”“ ... I see.”Maybe he should keep such details to himself. “Alka is strange as you said. Not a lot of monsters. Not a lot of people too. But a hell of a lot of gods.”“You make that sound like a bad thing. That is the source of the economy. It’s much more organized than how we relate to the gods in Alis and Alea.”“I heard that too, and it. We never looked anywhere else for satisfaction. I’ve had some gay experiences a long time ago and, well,” I paused and took another sip of my drink.“Well, what? You thought to fuck each other was the answer, rather than talking to us?” Veronica was getting even more upset the Susan.“Yes, darling, that’s we thought. All the efforts to spice up our marital sex lives, that went unanswered were very, very frustrating, and after all these years, not worth it anymore, to be honest. Here,” I looked at. Our people ended up with three different fishing boats anchored in the river and pulling on cables attached to the ship, while twenty or thirty men walked back and forth on the ship, rocking it with their weight. Everyone to one rail, then when the ship started to roll that way everyone to the other rail, over and over until it started to slide free. The rising tide probably did more than anything else to re-float the ship, but I’d give the men the credit.After that, the ship was towed, rowed,. “You guys don’t mind?” she said shyly, looking down at last. “I mean, we, like don’t want to put you to any trouble.” That’s when I realized we’d locked eyes for only a few seconds. The question of bringing them to Stephie’s Aunt Cindy’s place still hung in the air. Trying to get a better grip on myself, I smiled and said, “Of course we don’t mind, and it isn’t out of our way. Not a bit.” She brought her hand from under the blanket to push her wind tangled hair away from her face. “OK,” she.