“Now, the way I see it there are two possible courses of action here,” smirked the bear, “One, I tear you into small pieces and eat you ... or t...o, you get down on your knees and blow me.” Reluctantly, the hunter chose the latter option. Spluttering, he drove back to town and burst into the gun shop. “I want a bigger gun!” he demanded. So saying, he returned to the cave carrying a spanking new AK-47 and began releasing volley after volley into the cave entrance. Eventually, the smoke cleared. But there’s only one other entrance, one that’s not ... easily accessible. My understanding is that it’s within a castle full of vampires.”“Lord Harkon of Volkihar Castle, quite correct. Or more appropriately, Lady Valerica, his wife, is who created that entrance.”Umbacano looked puzzled still yet. “That you were able to access the portal to the Soul Cairn is one thing. I can tell that you did visit the Soul Cairn and that you retain that capability. That still doesn’t explain how you did it.. "A little misdirection is needed, Joe thought. "It could be female problems as easily as money problems. I might not want to meet your beau's mother. Maybe I want to be true-blue..." Hah!" she laughed, interrupting his obvious lie. "Do you really want us to travel down that road, Pops? Let me guess. It's Gloria, the waitress at the diner. She's been flirting with you for years. No? Then it's got to be Mrs. Steiner. She lost her husband a few years back, and Mrs. Steiner needs to be married to. I’d already sent comp tickets to Peggy and her family, with extras for distribution to Tad’s friend and the other kid’s father. I hoped all five of them would show up for our games at Coolray Field.So guess what happens? Okay, so I’ll just tell you.The fucking Orioles lose their reserve outfielder to injury. They’re in the pennant race, with at least an outside chance for the AL East title or, failing that, a wild card. Do they call up one of Norfolk’s good-field, no hit fly-shaggers?Nope. They.