"We finally wizened up. We started hunting them."That didn't seem to require any explanation.Abruptly, the passage ended in a smooth stone wall. It wa... black, like the rest of the passage, but this one had a marking on it that seemed vaguely familiar to Jake. Suddenly, he realized why-the symbol on it was identical to the one at the entrance to the Chamber of Broken Souls. Again, Talamia placed her hands on it and channeled ether into the rock.Instead of flowing away this time, the passage. A bit of well-meaning bullying, I guess."That made Topher chuckle. He glanced down at Allegra's clutch. "Is your phone in there?" She nodded. "Maybe you'd like to text your friends once we get there ... so they know I don't have you locked in a dungeon somewhere." So, we're not going to a dungeon?" Allegra batted her eyes like she might if she were trying to hide her disappointment, then sighed... "It's probably just as well. Dungeons can be messy and this is dry clean only..." Dungeons are. I was stuck at home, alone. Even my weekly trip to the library was curtailed because it was closed for the holiday. Mom offered to take me to the municipal park for the fireworks show, but I declined. Even after a month on the crutches, I still wasn't comfortable navigating in crowds. We stayed home and watched the Pittsburgh city fireworks on Channel Four instead.Saturday, July 7, 1984The following weekend brought the annual birthday party. I had mixed feelings as Saturday approached: I was. I felt like a junkie needing his next fix... I thought maybe I'd just hit up the adult toy store and finally get something fun I could use whenever. As my shift ended, I finally got a reply from the following post:Chill dude lookin for same!" - 22 Hey all, looking for a chill dude like myself to hang out with. I work a swing shift so anything after 12:30am works great. Have my own studio apartment. I'm 6' 160lbs, 8c, and completely ddf. Looking for another chill dude to relax with and smoke.