I smiled at Banzai and bragged, "Baffled his ass with bullshit!"Banzai scolded, "Hell Jack, I didn't think he would go for that lie."Jack gave me a se...f-satisfied smile, blew on his fist, wiped it on his chest and stated, "That's because my boy, you didn't know that was one of the stories I told the Marines about our time in Russia. I knew it would get back to the fucking Captain. So what the hell are you really doing?"Banzai looked at me in wonder and answered, "I'm going to trade my Pappy Van. I grabbed my .30-30, and made sure I had enough rounds to take care of any conceivable emergency.The snow would not be a problem. I had bought an old set of army skies. They could be used with army boots as either cross country skies, or downhill skis. They might not be the prettiest skis around, but they were serviceable.That was how I would get to the cave, by using them as cross country skis.After putting on my skis, I put on my backpack, with all the equipment I could conceive of needing.. I extended my index finger, and one chose to alight, a new experience for me. "He likes you," called a feminine voice from my left. I turned and saw a woman, older than I, her short dark hair speckled with gray. She was tall and very slim, her body almost boyish. Her face bore a series of small pockmarks, but her smile was wide and lit up her entire face. "What is it?" I asked. "Scholars call them myacopia, but the common name is Cyranos. Notice the blue and yellow spots upon the black. I answer to Teddy, if you screw up thinking I am not the boss plenty of people around here will bring it into sharp focus to you, namely Pam. And yes I am afraid of her even though she is one of my women, and I ain't ashamed to say that I am scared of the woman, or that I sleep with her or that she is carrying my child. As far as the old firm you used to work for, their new business concerns is covered under their personal problem, not yours or mine. I would like for you to is just do what you.