You know how they pile the workon at the end of the semester." Yeah," Brian agreed with a smile. "It seems I'm spending most of mytime in the compute... labs these days." Except when you're out on dates," Tommi said, not even trying to keepthe acid from her voice.Brian was surprised, and his reaction showed it. "I'm ... I'm not sureI follow you."Tommi shrugged. "I just figured you'd been dating a little lately?" What are you talking about?" Brian asked, confused by what she wassaying."Just. He only wetted his lips with the cup Jekaycey offered him though and then she followed suit. I'd known the women were the smarter ones all along, but she was just rubbing it in.Later, as the drinking progressed, Katia, Shaeta, and I joined Jekaycey and Denac to talk while we all watched the rest get shitfaced. Right at sunset Denac and I did have to snatch up a man that had fallen into the edge of a small fire. As soon as we had him on his feet again he went back for another cup. We headed for. We arrived that afternoon and were greeted by Mitch, who looked worried.He said, "This looks like a simple herd of deer but your escapade last year gave me pause. I decided to get the best over here to help us handle this." He paused, and then said, "Is this Kevin and Laura with you?"Bennie replied, "Yes, They're both good in the woods and will be helpful to us."Mitch chuckled, "Bennie, you do have a habit of finding and having with you the most beautiful women! Janice, you're prettier than. ------------- Beth removed her shades, ending her narration. Moved by the tragic ending, the audience sat in silence before the applause took over. Some of the guests wiped tears out of their eyes. Beth emptied her glass again, and slammed it back on the wooden counter. “So you guys really believed me, huh?” she chuckled. “Scar story? I just made it up, guys. I had a friend make me that scar. Looks pretty real, huh? But look,” she said, running her index over the edge of the scar, leaving a.