"Oh gawwddd let me go and get back towork honey before my emotion gets the best of me again." Sure," nodded Ray. "But what do you mean a test?" Don?t ...orry, you aced it, and make sure you call me every morning andevery night until I get there," said his mother, walking over to thedoor. "I?ll handle the rest while you?re gone, and love you sweetie." Love you too mom, but I still can?t believe you let me be a little girlfor three years," smiled Ray, waving goodbye. "How many moms would dothat?". Poppy was raised in some sort of polytheistic religion, but he didn’t give a shit either, so Mommy was raised Hindu. And then, so was I. Unfortunately for Mommy, I inherited my ‘give a shit’ characteristics from the men of the family. It came to a head (pardon the pun) when she wanted me to start wearing a bindi to show my faith following Pooja and other prayer services. I stopped praying and she stopped talking to me… at least for a year or two. So… I’m an ‘Other.’ Whatever genes are in me,. I’ll have Tamara confirm once I know. Let them know that if the meeting time is inconvenient for them, I’ll be going back to Johns Hopkins or Virginia Tech. That should let them know they are only hanging by a thread.”“I will. Do you need Candace or me in the meeting?”“Since you’ve been dealing with them, you should both be there. I’ll hop over to Stanford, pick you up, and then be on our way. I’ll let you know details by the end of the day.”“Thanks, Paul. I’m sorry I couldn’t get this done. I was scared, so I watched from the shadow of the dojo, but--Kaoru?Kaoru: Yes?Tsubame: These things that keep happening, they're so terrible. What's going on?Kaoru: Tsubame, you don't have to worry about that. That's what I'd like to say, anyway. To tell the truth, I don't know what's going on either. (suddenly fuming) Sanosuke knows all about it... Tsubame (as her hair is being pulled): Kaoru, that hurts... Kaoru: When Kenshin comes home, I'll try asking him again.Tsubame: I don't think he'll.