She did not miss my tent; looked at it appreciatively and said, "that is very good news- you seem to be pretty excited about meeting me in my house, a...one - I can understand your excitement after having seen me, just minutes back, in half naked state. Come in sit down on the sofa and relax." Her warmth, the way she welcomed me and her bold statements added fuel to fire; I got more excited than before; my expectations rose sky high; I was sure something great was going to happen; I was praying. It was almost race time when Andrea came running up, as excited as I have ever seen her."You won't believe it, a couple of the Arkansas people didn't make it cause of car trouble or something, and needed another two people to run with them, so they had enough to switch off lead. My friend knows the coach and their captain, and recommended me to them. They want me to run with them."She looked concerned for a moment before continuing, "Cas, I know we were supposed to..."I held up a hand, stopping. " This one obviously wasn't," Gerjevic said. "Sewers are usually down pretty deep, and you'd expect that they'd be a little warmer than the outside. You've got a warmth source, a food source, and an air source, and probably not a lot of predators. It sounds like the sort of environment where an isolated species could find a niche." I think that's been demonstrated," Pam replied.Pacobel reflected on how college had changed the young brunette. When she'd been in school, snakes had been about. Next, we looked for shoes. She told me I needed some penny loafers, some deck shoes and some Keds. I had forgotten about my painted toenails until I took off my shoes, and I realized it was a good thing everyone thought I was a girl. When we finished with the shoes mom told me we had one more stop. As we walked back thru the mall mom directed me into Victoria's Secret, There we encountered our first sales lady, who came over and introduced herself, "Hi, I am Allison. How can I help you today?".