"It was 5:01 when JB turned left onto Pine Street, a block away from the pool."Shit, you think she'll wait for me?" Alex asked."I wouldn't count on it..." JB said."Hurry up then!" Alex said."I'm not gonna risk getting a ticket just so you can get this girl's number!" JB moaned.For one brief second, Alex wondered if a van speeding towards a swimming pool would make a good subject for an art piece. Maybe later, Alex thought.JB pulled into the pool parking lot, and Alex hopped out."Just wait here,. ”Three trucks, all bearing the logo of Floyd’s Movers, head toward Bliss, Idaho. Traffic is a bit of a hassle—at least for the bigger vehicles. The blockade ahead has a pull off area where National Guardsmen are doing searches.“I hope this idea works,” Jimmy Chan says a little nervously.“Commander Chi says his American contact guarantees us getting through hassle free,” Adam Chou says. “As far as they know, we’re special ops looking for us.”Chan grins, letting out a little chuckle. “It’s about. ”“Indeed so,” Julia added. “The gestalts are starting the scan; the Mages in the Bureaus have not been warned, unlike the Council. I’ll expect a result within the hour for our Earth; we then have to check out Kurukshetra as well as the embassies we keep on other Earths.”“What happens should we discover an affected Mage?” Cixi asked.“My people are ready to apprehend them as soon as it’s safe to do so,” Morgana replied. “The Seers have capture jars for the spirits and have a ready team available. .. are my... father?" Yes, I am." Brian replied.Warren had had his hand on Sophia's shoulder, as reassurance. Suddenly, he felt that shoulder go to steel. He almost withdrew his hand, but Sophia grabbed it and put it back."How can you be my father? I don't have a father!" Ellen, what did you tell her?" Brian asked."She knows she has a father. Sophia, I never told you you didn't have a father." You didn't have to tell me. I never had a father. I had a sperm donor, and an abusive one at that. You.