"He colored slightly. "Gee, Grandma, don't rush things. But enough of me, how are you doing?"I shrugged. "Thanks for asking, but Grandpa and I are bot... well, apart from the occasional colds. You know we try to keep active and eat well." That was true, but I had something else going for me, something from almost half a century ago.We chatted on a bit and I saw him finish three of my cookies. My heart filled with pride when I looked at him. Just then Ruth arrived with her two girls. They ran to. "They've never been comfortable when we've initiated a new member." A Dark member," Julia clarified for me. "Sylvia was our last and that was a long time ago." And Mona after her," Wendy said. "They weren't nearly so reluctant then." They sacrificed a goat," Valentine made a face."A lamb," Julia corrected him. "It was fine." Fine for you maybe, but it made me sick." Oh Val, enough already," Christine said as she took my hand. "He's been complaining for the last two hundred years about that. The store's owner, Andy Stowe, couldn't have cared less. He was an aging hippie whose drug of choice had always been games. He kept the shelves stocked with a selection of games that could have been found in any store in the country. It wasn't until the newcomer approached, unwilling to admit that he had been tricked into driving all the way to Charleston, that Andy would reveal the store's secrets. Once he learned that his customer was a serious gamer he would look around as if he were afraid. “hey are you Alex Cole? Yeah, what's it to you? We have a warrant for your arrest. You put a student in concussion today could have killed him. We're taking you in for attempted murder. Well I didn't do anything yet and it's probably for the better if you leave now.” my eyes turn blue and the police looks at me for a few seconds or so. “sorry sir there's been a mix-up I guess we got you confused with someone else. Sorry, it won't happen again. Let's go, Donnie, what are we even doing here? We.