Sigh. I’m hungry. I haven’t eaten a thing since I left to catch the bus at 8 this morning, and my rumbling stomach is beginning to remind me of th...t fact. I saw moms, who were as prepared only as moms can be, with granola bars and snacks and juice boxes and bottles of water passed among the kids when they asked for it. The ‘bar’ was set up more for show than anything, but there were free non-alcoholic drinks. I had enough to drink about two hours ago, and I only sat there to talk to Sam the. Aric opened his eyes.There was a flame wall about ten feet in front of him.It was about eight feet high, ten feet wide and three feet thick. When he looked he saw that some of the enemy re-enforcements that were right in front of him were now partial burned skeletons of charred bones. That included their horses as well.He looked down at Daven, and Daven was staring up at him with wide eyes.Daven was stunned to see that Aric's eyes were now glowing an impossibly bright Red."We need some room to. That way I can keep you forever.” Then he laughed.Bec: Then he said, “Do you know about the internet? They taught me about it when I was inside. They gave me lessons on how to use it, how to set up web pages, everything. Did you know that you can set up a web page and sell pictures and videos and the fuckers pay money electronically? You never even have to see them face to face.” He laughed again. “And you never have to turn up at the bank to get your money.”Bec: He said some more stuff about. She can still conjure up the picture all these years later ... the smooth contours of her spine, the tan lines on her buttocks.Later that afternoon, when she was in her room trying to read, her roommate and her boyfriend went out somewhere. So when she was sure they'd gone she went back into the room and looked closely at the mattress where they'd been lying. She remembered she thought it might be warm but it wasn't. However she discovered a lingering smell ... body odor, semen, her roommate's.