How much time passed? Hangetsu, what did you do?”When I awoke, the paper shide of my gohei looked like it had soaked in water then dried, the diamon...s deformed, weathered. And the air was too chilly for summer, but not for the start of autumn. Had an entire cycle of the moon passed? Had it taken me a month to transform. The roof collapsed in a shower of sparks as I screamed out, “NO!”My selfishness caused this. My father's death, the escape of the yokai. Tears fell across my father's prone form. "Work it in and out, remember imagine it's my big cock ramming into you back there." Mmmmm, it sort of feels funny but nice at the same time." She told me.Maggie approached me and took the phone from my hand. "Leslie?" Hi Maggie, how are you?" I don't have an imaginary cock up my ass, if that's what you mean."But I could see that Maggie was blushing after uttering those words."I'm sorry Leslie, we've been mean..." Oh no," Leslie stammered. "This ... this game playing, I only wish..."Maggie. ‘I don’t own one. Or a tie, either. When I dress up, these are what I wear. If my blues aren’t formal enough, fuck ’em.’ She stared at him in open admiration. ‘You look wonderful, Geoffie. May I look?’ He grinned. ‘Please do.’ She came closer and gazed at the five rows of ribbons on his tunic, and at the row of medals above them, touching them reverently. She ran a small, white hand up and down his sleeve. She touched his sergeant-major’s patch – yellow stripes on red, three up, four down,. Their food began to arrive, and he paused, raising a finger to indicate he couldn't respond just then.When the waiter left them in privacy, he said, "None of those, Helen. At least not the way you mean it. I'm sure you know I've had other lovers, just as I know you do. So another lover wouldn't make a difference for us. And, you've done nothing at all that has to do with this." And, you haven't fallen in love, then?" No. I almost wish it were that." Well, then, what the hell is it?" Very.