She dismissed me as if I am some commoner. I gotsentenced to death because I dared speak up about how evil a man herfather is. I got some mysterious...injury I didn't even notice how ithappened but I assume it's your work Grimble. Oh I had to drink somehorrible tasting potion and now my entire body is tingling. Now one ofmy best friends and my soon to be wife are fugitives with me. Iappreciate the help and all but I am in a very bad mood. Ijiwaru, thatbastard is going to pay for the lives. I don’t even notice that Eleanor is stroking my hair until after the feeling is gone, and my body relaxes in involuntary submission. “There, there,” she whispers lovingly, “that was just a taste of what’s to come. Are you ready, Laurie?” I stare up at Eleanor from the tops of my eyes and look back at Tom behind her. His demeanour is so foreign; it’s like he’s a completely different person. But he’s still my brother, and no matter how good it felt, what he did was wrong. I can’t. I can’t do. ..”I put up my hand; their voices fell but they kept staring like I was going to disappear right before their eyes for my next trick. This had to stop.“I’m just a guy, a nerd, actually, who’s studied a few martial arts moves and got lucky. I didn’t do anything that any of you couldn’t learn, but it takes a few years of study. Lots of people do it. I just have the build that makes it look easy, but it’s just learned muscle reactions, like playing an instrument. Any of you play?” Two raised their. This proves once again that Hugh and only Hugh can prevent florist friars.This one is compliments of GaryNostalgia (Are We Old?) I came across this phrase in a book yesterday “FENDER SKIRTS”. A term I haven’t heard in a long time and thinking about “fender skirts” started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice.Like “curb feelers” and “steering knobs.” Since I’d been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction first. Any kids will.