Near the pile was the remains of the tree Jeff had inadvertently snapped in two while trying to shake it with his TK."Notice the tree," he said, motio...ing.Selina glanced at the tree, then quickly back at Jeff. "This is a safety lecture concerning my TK abilities," she said as she met his gaze.Despite himself, Jeff let the grin get past his defenses. More and more, Selina was anticipating what he was going to say, and saying it before he could get it out of his mouth. Somehow though, she didn't. After a few minutes, Simon was just asfrustrated. "Let see if this works," muttered Sally as she switched onthe CD player she'd also brought in. Different sounds of flowing waterdrifted across the room. The sounds ranged from somebody filling a glassof water to a dripping tap. A few seconds into the sound of crashingwaves a stream of urine flowed out."Oh well done," crowed Sally. "Try and stop the flow."After a few attempts, he managed to succeed. Gradually feeling themuscles Simon managed to. We talked a little about what they observed so far.A big cheer from the stands on our side of the field interrupted us. We all looked to the field, to find Dave Mitchell waving a football in the end zone. Matt, Cody, Garrett, Gary and Jared were racing to him to celebrate a touchdown.I gave my charges a couple more instructions before four of the guys headed out onto the field to cover the kick off. Central's first possession had taken a minute off the clock. Our scoring drive had taken four. Dominic reflected on this truth while absently rustling through his pockets for whatever change he could find to pay for the bus. Sometimes a hobby is a means to an end. A subconscious expression of deepest feelings. Sometimes a hobby sets you free. The rain seemed to grow heavier as the evening wore on, and as night gathered her skirts and prepared to saunter onto the sky stage, the bus finally came down the street. He straightened his shirt and got up from the bus bench, brushing dust,.