"Tell me you're shitting me, man!" he pleaded."NOW!" both me and Psyche yelled at the exact same moment. Metalshaperturned his arm into a titanium bar...and hit Phoenix in the head."Ok, OK! I'm on it. Bloody broads..." he complained as he started tofocus his power. Flames started to leap from his body, touching ourfallen comrades, wrapping itself around them. One by one they began torise. Chapter 7 - Sense of loss"Ah, good, no casualties. I see you got Phoenix to do his job for once." Yeah,. When the prisoner started to ask a question, the skivvy looked very frightened and almost ran from the room. However, she left a bundle behind which proved to contain a nun's habit, complete with Swiss wimple, though no under-clothing. Sister Lucia donned such clothes as there were quickly, and with some relief; then she sat and ate the bread and cheese and drank the tea eagerly, as she had not eaten for some thirty-six hours.Some time after that, the servant appeared again, and put an. "I tuck away half my paycheck every month, and sticking it in low-risk stuff with moderate and steady returns. By the time I leave, I'll have enough money put aside to do whatever the hell I want. This is just purgatory, Frank." Waiting for your real life to begin," I murmur."Isn't everybody?" Maybe so. But I think most people never stop waiting until that train has left the station. I don't want to wake up and realize that I am fifty and balding, and that I've been spending a quarter century. Kate felt like a little girlagain for a second as her father spun her around in an enthusiastichug. After a moment he sat Kate down grinning."So, princess, how've you been?"Kate punched her dad on the arm in response. "Why didn't you tell methat you were coming home today?"Carl Henderson rubbed his arm in mock pain. "I didn't know myself untilyesterday. There was an incident and after that we all had to get outin a hurry." Carl!" Maria said, reproachfully as she slipped an arm around.