He remembered the day vividly, not just because it was etched into his memory but because he had a video recording of the whole event. Tim navigated t... the video file that he saved from the day he lost his cherry and opened it, leaning back and watching as the event played out. That day, the two boys were eager to get home and get online to play their current favorite online game. Tim had let himself in and made his way to his room pausing as he passed his mother's bedroom door. Hearing. The six of us wore the usual armor. We carried a small shield, truly a buckler, because a large shield was just too unwieldy in a melee. We carried the conventional short sword, the gladius, as our nominal weapon, but we also carried a short version of the bowie knife. In addition to this, we all carried a wooden baton 28 inches long and one inch in diameter. This was our true main weapon of choice.I had insisted that all of the men become experts in stick fighting because the stick looked less. But Beirut used to be the party capital of the Middle East!”“Dinner is in twenty minutes,” Elyse called.“Happy birthday, Penny!” I said, moving to her.“Happy birthday, Steve!” she said back, winking.I greeted the rest of our guests and made sure that everyone knew Penny and Bart, and Alice, when she came in to say hello and announce that dinner was ready.“Fried chicken, chicken stir fry, and barbecue pulled chicken sandwiches, along with coleslaw and fries. Dig in!”The food was excellent, and. “ I was just looking at my….acquisition, I cant believe its mine, and please, call me John.”“ Yes.” responds the lawyer. “ I can believe it would be a shock to discover you’d just inherited an entire floor of an apartment building, a nice building too.”You both walk towards the building, the lawyer handing you a big bunch of keys and a few thick sheaths of paperwork.“ Right, these are the front keys Mr Doe…sorry, John. These are for your apartment, these are for the other rooms on your floor,.