Uncomfortable. But we did it and we laughed about doing it together. We flew back home, put the Cub away, drove madly to the house.I can’t ever reme...ber a shower being more welcome as we sluiced the salt off ourselves.Spent the rest of the day naked. Had nothing to do with salt.“Okay, the salt water’s a mistake, baby,” I laughed. “But try this on for size.”“What?”“No water. Desert. We work our way west. Figure out an itinerary, call up the airport, tell ‘em to expect a UPS package from us.. .. little elf, ‘ the voice replied as it vanished without a trace leaving a maddened and slightly fearful Goibhniu to curse and cut down with his adamantine blade the first of the lesser breeds he saw.‘Well done, Abi, ‘ came the serene (not)voice of Seer Jemima via their mental gestalt. ‘We now have a track upon him and we’re able to leech from his mind the details of his defences and the necessary commands to overwhelm them.’ ‘Thank you, my Seer, ‘ Abi replied. ‘I do not know why but it seemed. "I want to see their bone structure, their muscle mass and their pelvic development. You're welcome to stay and watch, if you'd like. I know she is pretty and young, both qualities that seem to appeal to you. You might just get a kick out if it." How will you explain who I am?" I'll tell her you are a physician doing an interview with me for some study." Not two minutes later, the door opened and a very, very cute thirteen year old girl entered the room."Oh, I am sorry. I didn't mean to. The rest of the night was still restless and uneasy; I didn't want to allow myself to fall into that deep sleep. I stayed on the edge of sleep and unconsciousness. I hear the alarm but don't move to shut it off. Nick rolls over and pokes me. "Hey that's the alarm, we have to get up and get moving." I roll off the bed and walk to the shower. I turn the water on. I shave the unwanted hair off as I always do. Despite the lack of sleep I still have to assure myself that I am cleanly shaven. I don't.