Let's go."The Harbingers poured into the rotunda. Diane went to the reference section, Melinda to the hall that led to the rest rooms. Richie stood wa...ch at the door.Ned vaulted over the desk and landed with a thump on the other side. Cassie grinned faintly as she, Jason, and Heather joined him via the swinging gate instead.Very soon, the rotunda was filled with sounds of drawers opening and closing, papers rustling, and eventually, frustrated sighs and grumbling."We're not finding anything,. Alderman Pickens was right, the mountains were riddled with caves; some entrances quite small, some large enough to accommodate a small army. After a while Sage stopped to rest on a truncated mountain top, gobbling an unwary mountain sheep while Eldritch consumed bread and cheese washed down with a skin of wine.Resuming their search, they happened upon a large cave high on a peak where there was no denying the bats had made their home. Piles of whitened skeletons littered the guano spattered. My cheeks had something done with a blush to narrow them slightly and my jaw line was made less pronounced with a bit of shading. I wouldn't win any Miss America contests, but if someone were drunk enough and the back alley was dark enough, then my face might seem woman like. The short normally spiked blonde hair wasn't helping the cause though and Christine corrected that soon with a dark black wig with straight shoulder blade length hair. OK. After a few drinks I'd fuck myself. I probably. It wasall (I hoped) the insurance that I needed. My brief note simply said;Mom, this is where and how Dad is living now. Surely the significancecouldn't escape her? Besides, I hoped to be home long before thatenvelope arrived. With my task completed, my mood brightenedconsiderably. I found myself purchasing the cutest red lipstick. It wason sale! I used the tiny mirror in the store to apply a coat to my lips.I smiled at my reflection; I was done pretending for Dad. The clerk's gushing that the.