Before we adjourn, I would like to propose a toast.’ All of the seated guests took up their cups, the companions, waited, their eyes submissively do...ncast. ‘May you find what you seek tonight, a new limit, a new fondness, or even a new appreciation. To the journey.’ The rumble of agreement as they all echoed the motto of the society, ‘To the journey.’ As the cups were lowered in solidarity, almost immediately, the companions were ordered away on preparatory tasks. Taylor sat patiently wondering. All that remains is a bit of shame over something he thought or did, although what that might be is a mystery to him, and the feeling that there was something here he was supposed to get but didn’t. He suddenly remembers his check and decides he doesn’t feel like walking back through the Mojave parking lot again. He can pick up the check some other time. Still, he feels like he is missing something, something he needed desperately but still cannot find. Slowly, the auto pilot kicks back in. Had. Worst of all is the look of amusement on Candi's gagged face, atmy predicament... she told me to drink the water, did she know this wouldhappen?I clench my thighs together and start to squirm some more, trying tocatch a supervisors eye, waving my hand a little. I'm sure I can hear the'girls' on a nearby desk giggling. Finally, after almost 10 minutes, asupervisor comes over, her long blonde hair pulled tight back in a bun.Her heels clack as she approaches with slow measured strides, and. ’ Needling him was such fun, especially when he was such a good sport about it—daring her, even. ‘You talk a good game now, Ana. Make sure you’re not complaining when you’re scrubbing up at the kitchen sink.’ ‘So much for the neighborly spirit,’ she remarked, her voice just shy of being droll as Tina arrived with the check. ‘Hey!’ she protested as Sean immediately took it, and tucked several bills into the check-folder, handing it back to the waitress. ‘Dishes,’ he whispered. ‘Besides I.