He gave Annette a big hello hug and gave Bev a kiss. I'm sure glad you made it honey. I'm sure you'll love California. Bev had made spaghetti for supp...r. They ate and talked about family. After dinner Annette helped clean up. They showed Annette her room and then they went back to the living room. Jerry asked how her trip was and Annette said that nothing much happened but she was worn out and glad to be here. It was getting dark and you could start to see lights coming on between their house. The conversation went on for some time. Then he hit her with it, the real truth, he needed money.“So, you need a loan?” she said, sneering. “Is that it?” He looked down. His puppy dog eyes had always intrigued her before, and if asked, she would have admitted that they still did.“Ten-grand,” he said, surprising her.“And you imagine I have that kind of money, why?” she said.“I know Julian Willis ain’t got it, but his brother does. Everybody knows that. I know, that if your boyfriend asked, he. Fight starts at 14:20 today. Third view by Tika, daughter of Tira. Personal Message, all who have watched previous fights of Tira, Tika or Paginna. Same Notice. Transmit."Records request. Fights by Paginna."The screen listed all 43 fights Paginna had had in chronological order, marked those that had been recorded, and marked them won or lost."Playback in order from most recent." Tira stated, and the screen began showing Paginna's last fight in a three-way split screen. The top half of the. As the crew piled out of the bus, I stepped between them and our destination."Welcome to what we call the 'Garden of Knowledge'" I said, waving my hand at the area behind me.Behind me was a shimmering wall of energy. The curtain really existed. I saw Mike covering his mouth with a hand to hide his snicker. I did heard a titter from Felicia, and Fred muttered something that sounded like 'Oh Geez!' under his breath.Passing through the curtain cut off the grumbling about my sense of humor. Behind.