"Sam sprang to the side of the cabinet. He pressed his hand on the plate...and nothing happened! He pressed again, and the display remained blank. ...n the third try, as panic started to set in, a set of symbols blinked into view. Sam suppressed a scream as he tried again and again to activate the display. But nothing he did would work.A second knock sounded at the door. Sam turned, blanching. Dammit, Skeeter was early! He glanced once more at the controls, and still they refused to. Finally he opened it and pulled out a slim single page with a neatly typed note. Stepping closer to the dim light doorway light he stood quietly, shivering, shifting on his feet, reading. Thank you for being prompt and dressed appropriately. I assume that you are wearing your plug as directed and that of course, pleases me greatly; if you are not, I expect a full explanation and we will discuss that at a later time. Your instructions are below. Follow them to the letter or ... .. We carried what little we had since Colt said he'd have mosteverything we needed.We sat around and caught up on everything with each other until hearing astirring in the woods. I turned to see Shawn walking in our directioncarrying a tent and bag."You made it," I said and stood."Great directions," he said to me. We introduced him to Colt's brother andfriend before he and Kris went off to help bring the rest of his stuff."I had no idea he was coming," Brennan said."Hey, he is rooming with our. “And with a man on the end of it,” Karen said. “Like I said, it can pass the time.”At that moment they came to a house where a man was standing in what little shade there was, watering plants.“Hi,” Karen called out. It was Matthew, a Canadian man she used to see while out walking in the early morning, doing the “old-fuck shuffle".“Hey,” Matthew called back. “How you doin’? Hot for a walk, isn’t it?”“We were at a sort of party,” Karen explained. “Didn’t like it.”“Come in and cool down,” Matthew.