"A server is a single computer, Ral," Fiona said without facing me."So, on top of manipulating Dragons and House Lords, you can read minds too?" I ask...d softly."I can do many things," she said. "Please, don't try anything to stop me Ral. I have been working on this for a very long time and would hate to have to put you down in order to complete my goal."Her threat was subtle, but there. Could she put me down? Was there anything I couldn't recover from? Well, there were probably situations, like. ..can..." He sputtered but was unable to complete the thought. She did it for him."Yes, precisely. A machine that can move you through time. You know, as in H.G. Wells?"Neil shook his head, his face scrunched in a show of disbelief."But that's just ridiculous. I mean, we all know that traveling into the future is theoretically possible. After all, everyone of us is constantly moving ahead into the future. But the past? No, that's just the stuff of fiction."Mary sighed. She was used to her. "So, what's going on, Chloe? Everything okay there in Tokyo?"There was an audible sigh from the phone. "Yes and no," she replied with a bit of a sniffle. "The two shows yesterday went fine it's just ... I don't want to do this right now." Are you okay, Chloe? Did someone try to... ?" Nothing more than usual. Oh, there were a couple rich posers at the after-party tonight thinking I'd drop my knickers in gratitude for gracing me with their presence, but you know how that goes." Chloe let out. Emma told about her schooling, being divorced for sixteen years and her career. The classiness he thought she had was confirmed in how she spoke. He concluded that she was a very interesting woman.A few days later there was a knock on his door and when he opened it, he saw Emma standing there with a covered dish in her hands.“I don’t need any help but I thought you might enjoy some corn beef and cabbage that I made. Just pop it in the micro for about three minutes.”Paul thanked her and took the.