Sliding the battery pack aside, she deftly disconnected the power lead and reattached it to a secondary port that was nestled in among the wiring loom... almost undetectable unless you were specifically looking. Turning it over again and powering the unit on, she punched in a 15 digit code and watched as the display lit with a faint glow. Turning a full 360degrees, she held the communicator out at arm's length. A muted beep told her the unit was ready and she studied the display again.This little. Despite having spent years flitting from mind to mind on a whim every night, she feels this is a violation. Until her mother began interfering with her life, she never entered a mind with the intent to change it.Cassie extends a trembling hand, and the veil parts easily, as if expecting her return. She lets out a quavering sigh and realizes this must stop soon. Her mother's mind is becoming used to repeated intrusion.She steps past, feeling the chill which always accompanies the passage, yet it. Then, about twenty yards in front of Grant, Barbara made a slight nod and Zeke move quickly behind Bertram and grabbed his head, making a quick snap.Barbara grabbed the coin purse and dropped it in a pocket as Zeke moved the now dead Bertram up a step to a piece of fruit Barbara must have dropped, the fruit was mashed and the dead man was thrown against the top of the rail of Amanda Dear. Barbara was already screaming as the body hit the water, followed quickly by Zeke trying to rescue the poor. We hired the guy for the nerd part, as well as a number of native actors for bit parts, and the sweat lodge scene. We explained it would involve full nudity, and while a few refused, most were all right with it. It made me realize just how far people were willing to go to get parts. We also hired two more natives for pretty sizable parts, integral to the story.Eric was back, healed, and eager to go. I hoped he'd learned something, but I had my doubts. He was especially keen on Cathy and Tory,.