”“Our lankys got scared off in a storm last night so we were reduced to walking. We got to the bit of road where it changed and Doughy made us get...off it when he saw you coming. He told Simon to talk to you since he was better dressed. Sorry about us trying to rob you but the other men were a bit creepy and well we were kinda in trouble.”“So we are going in the wrong direction for you people, sorry. I’ll take you to Fur Hills in the morning if you wish,” Darcy informed them.“You will drive us. Mikayla – “I want my pop to be there, because he’s always been there for me. He’s been there for everything, so I want him there for this ... I don’t want him to watch. It’s not like it will give me a thrill – it’ll be strange ... But I’ll feel safer if he’s there.”Clive – “A man isn’t supposed to see his daughter having – relations ... And a girl certainly isn’t supposed to have – relations – with a dog ... But I always told her to trust me about everything. I would always be there for her .... "Up and at 'em!"Ponkert sighed as the consuming fire in his veins dulled to a pleasing warmth. His mind fought to ease back into the restfulness of DEEP-sleep and ignore the drugs that worked to wake him."Come on, Ponkert!" the woman's voice nagged. "Stop wasting time! Time-Shift Universal is paying you good money for this job! Now let's hop to it!"The loud hiss of in-rushing air temporarily drowned the strident voice of the demanding harpy. Exploding crimson sun bursts raced across his closed. Eventually, she'd get up. But she just kept sitting on the couch beside Dad. The game stretched on and on. Twelfth inning. Thirteenth inning. Finally, in the sixteenth inning, one of the dumb teams got their act together. I thought, finally, my parents would stop watching TV.But then Dad was onto Fox Sports to watch the commentary about the game and its mind-numbing tedium. The hours waned on and on. Finally, Dad closed the recliner and muttered he was going to bed. Mom stretched and said the.