. meet everyone."Denise and her father showed up around two in the afternoon. Lenore was only slightly surprised to learn that the slight, balding man...was a lawyer. He certainly fit into the crowd in her Mother's house, telling jokes in a disarming manner, with a ready laugh. Denise, Lenore saw, was the light of his life, and when she was relaxed, her father was relaxed. After only two hours Kate gave him a standing invitation to return, anytime, unannounced.The Gunny was pressed into service. While he was there he bought a couple tickets for a football game at his alma mater and took his Dad to the game.Chili was waiting in the beer line at the concession stand when he heard a familiar voice calling his name.“CHILI….” boomed the voice from a few feet away. He recognized Benny’s voice immediately.“Hey, Benny, how the hell are you, man?” Chili asked, and they hugged. Benny looked like he’d put on a few pounds.The game was still in the first quarter but Chili could tell that Benny was. "Emilia slowly walked away from her place at the railing, heading to an equally ancient panel of gears and levers that had been installed on the wall. Fond of the aesthetic of nineteenth-century devices, Emilia opted to only restore the Ghost Machine, not to update it. "Since you asked earlier, I'd like to assure you that it is indeed perfectly safe. I have already worked through the simulations with my staff to ensure that there is no possible setting on this device that would cause anything. The hair extensions were keratin-bonded so she used the shampoo Narya had provided near the roots andconditioner from the middle down. She patted her long hair dry as muchas possible and did a quick blow dry. The style looked gorgeous and wasreally easy to maintain. Just perfect, she thought again. She returnedto the little desk wearing her bathrobe and proceeded to work on herface. She was starting to gain some confidence, applying the variousproducts more skillfully each time."You are.