I’ll get back to you if I have any other questions. Oh, by the way how do you just appear and disappear without any sound or physical motion?”“T...at is something of a trade secret, but I am just a projection into your mind that you perceive as real and standing in front of you. I know that doesn’t really answer your questions but that is how it is done.”“Yeah, I guess that doesn’t answer me, but in a way it does. I think I can understand the principle but not the actual how. Thanks for the. The shockwave washed over me and I survived unscathed. After that ... the Black Stigmata took over my mind."The longer he had spoken, the dryer his voice became. When he had started, he was animated in his movements, be they swings of his hand or just the slightest shrug. But as the story went on, he became more and more still, his mouth forming the words with less movement and his lips becoming like that of a ventriloquist. He was facing Christi but looking past her like she wasn't even there.. As he flip through the pages of the travelmagazine, he wondered if the delay was indeed due to aircraft'stechnicalities or staff shortage."It's so unlike Carrie to be late like this..." Eric overheard one of theflight attendants whispered to another while he was using the lavatoryearlier.Looking over to the empty seat beside, a wry smile flashed across hisordinary face. As the time struck 8.15pm on his Swiss watch, anotherannouncement was made. This time, it was the captain apologizing for. I just got up and left.I slept right through lunch and didn't wake up until about four-thirty. While I got something to eat I thought about what Chris was probably doing about now. I figured she was getting all fixed up to go to this auction thing, where there would probably be cat fights over handsome hunks. I didn't actually know any men who had volunteered to be in something like this, but it didn't take a lot of imagination to figure out what they'd be like. Handsome, eligible bachelor.