"Thank you, that means more to me than you can imagine," she managed to get out. "The way you describe it is almost poetic, romantic even, worthy of J...hnny at his best, even in death." There's more," Gavin said. He reached into his bag and brought out the money, placing it on the dainty little table that sat beside his chair. "This is the money he asked me to give to you. From what I can gather, he got the money from a pawn shop ten years ago, before he ended up in prison."Rose couldn't stop. The two bags that Jessica had brought in were in her room, waiting.This was time to get down to, as my mother would say, 'brass tacks.' I had always wondered where that expression came from, but not enough to look it up. At any rate, here we are."I want to hear the details," I said."John," Theresa said, in a tone that sounded like she really didn't want this conversation.Fortunately for me, it had taken a good ten minutes to get us here. I had time to think.I looked at her and said, "I'm. OTL XDYou: dont be shyYou: askStranger: I'm not shy. I just don't know what to ask. HAHA.Stranger: oh, I got one. XDStranger: How many girlfriends have you had? OTLStranger: XDDYou: twoStranger: Oooh :DYou: okYou: truthYou: do u have a bfStranger: I have none as of now. Lol. XDYou: sweetYou: ok u askStranger: XDStranger: Hmm.Stranger: This is haaaarrrd >__>You: lolStranger: You ask first :/ I really don't know what to ask XDDYou: well u can ask anything wat ever u think ofYou: i wont be. They had started to run into people who were counterfeiting fingers and hands, but not very successfully, because they had no access to enough bronze, except by buying it from Doug's Town. Doug kept the criminals under control simply by pricing bronze items such that they cost more than they were worth when broken down and converted into coins. There were some frustrated crooks running around, but no successful ones.They had access to large quantities of animal fat, so Charles undertook the.