She followed Jessica to her room, curiously peaking behind every corner on the way. The girls sat on the bed and attempted to complete their homework....“Jessica, who said ‘I think; therefore I am’” questioned Amanda.“Ummm…Descartes, I think. Who said ‘tabula rasa’” asked Jessica.The boredom grew within the girls as they continued their homework assignment. “I’m bored,” Jessica finally said. “What do you want to do?” asked Amanda.“We can watch a movie, or get a snack, or have a tickle fight!”. "Brother!" Fatima snarled.Christy was battered by Hecate's spells, reeling back before the Goddess's power. Phillipa and Sable's spells helped, but none of them were a match for the Goddess's awesome strength. Christy wasn't even sure how her wards were still standing. She had been stripped of her amulet, the focus for her power.But Ishtar's power still rushed into her, building in her stomach. Growing. The memory of suckling at the goddess's breast, Ishtar's mother milk pouring down into her. "You should totally see this dress I just picked out for her," I toldthem. Dad opened his eyes and Austin looked up from where he was playinga game on his phone, but neither of them were excited. This was probablyboring for them.We had left the rehearsal intent on going to a movie, but when we arrivedat the theater we learned that the time we had planned to go was alreadysold out. Instead, we had to get tickets for a later showing. That leftus with plenty of time to do some shopping beforehand.. He's like a completely different person from the Battousai we so carefully investigated... What is this man?Kenshin (turning to him): The first man said there were three others. Where is the last one?Sumita: In the shack ahead. The girl's there too.(Kenshin starts to move on.)Sumita: Wait!! You forgot something. The third barrier. Take this!(He pulls the trigger out of a barrel half-buried in the ground. There is a flash of blinding light.)(Elsewhere, Enishi sees the explosion.)Enishi: That.