Pencils and penscascaded over the counter and rained down on the man's head."What the hell?" he exclaimed, spinning around in his chair and leapingto ...is feet.Cindy gave a long draw on the candy in her mouth, languorously rollingher tongue over the sweet sphere before pulling it out with a wet pop.She eyed the candy indolently for a second before her eyes wandered overto the attendant. Her lips parted in a glossy smile. "Hi!" she said, andthe fingers of one hand danced in a cute wave. She. All but overnight. Hm. Like a sudden death? Well that might be an apt association. Maybe not so quick but about on that order of shock – the style of shock able to make a man sit neck-deep in the state of stun. If sudden death is a helicopter falling on you soon as you step out your door, I reckon Eugene’s case would be like hopping on a bus and waking up the next morning to find yourself waking up on a picnic table in a town you don’t know, hungover and tattered. A man who’d once been. Like you said, this arrangement is strange."Smiling brightly, she said, "Already thought of that, and I hope you won't think I'm overstepping by giving you these..." Rising, she hurried over to the counter where her purse had sat unnoticed and pulled out a pair of tickets. "Friday's concert. You know how much she loves the Julyus, and the Chevriez are supposed to be there next week," she finished, setting them down on the table. Jahn looked up at her, mentally trying to work out all the dark. She carried the Makarov concealed, and holstered her side arms as she held her shotgun at the ready. She made a formidable impression to me as I knew what her make-up is. No one in their right mind would want to cross Charlene's path in a hostile environment.We departed for Chicago. I planned to stop off at Janesville, Wisconsin and stage there until it was the optimum time to take up our place in the city.We spent a couple of days winding down from our intensive training at the shooting range..