I was totally turned off by this whole affair. In just a few minutes the inevitable happened and the next guy in line wanted us out of the car for his...turn. I’ll have to admit that he was the kind of guy that I thought might be capable of taking thirds but I had never been around such a thing and I was feeling pretty dirty just driving the car. He finished in short order and we were off again. My car smelled like the inside of a well used rubber and I was worried that I might not be able to. Nadia swirled about and leapt to the right, and I, unprepared for so prompt a lurch, found myself knocked off my feet. I heard her laugh and shout of sheer exhilaration of catching her prey. There was an eighth of a ton on me, mostly bone and muscle, crushing my tiny body, I was easy pickings and unable to budge the bulk over me. She had landed so hard that the wind was blown out of me, and with such tremendous impulsion, that I hadn’t enough initial stability to take the impact and bring. Elise talked to the older women, made a few suggestions, and found out how they wanted to handle the day. It turned out that Derek, Emily, and Abby had made arrangements for cremations with a national service. The discussions centered mainly on how visitations and such would be conducted, and on planning a memorial celebration of life. Elise took over and doled out tasks to everyone so that things started to move efficiently.Over six hundred people attended the funeral service for Derek Wilson. After connecting the new one, I ordered another dozen.I turned to fetch a can of Red Bull, planning to sit and try to limit the damage to my portfolio, and found Shana in the doorway, staring at me wide-eyed.“What?” I asked defensively.She peered into the remnants box. I’ve no idea how many keyboards I’d buried there, but the look on her face when she turned back seemed to indicate she thought it was a lot.Shana took my hand and led me through to the lounge. I thought about resisting, but.