Dru looked around the dining room at the other tables and the people sitting at each then back to Vivian and asked, “what do you say we get out of here?” She nodded in agreement and they soon were walking

“I’m not going back in that tunnel without a light,” Gary said quickly. “I need to be able to see whatever it is I am shooting at, otherwise it’s useless.” “I hope you have one that will work because I

The bright glow of the opening was like a wall and as they both slugged as fast as they could into it they suddenly began to glow in the light. It refracted in their now profuse slime that was oozing rapidly

The sudden sounds of skittering startled both of them and Gary froze in place as he waited for the impact he expected. Nothing happened and the sounds quickly vanished leaving them sitting in silent blackness.

“I wish you could see what it’s seeing right now so I would know if there is something to worry about n front of us,” Gary said nervously. “I’d like that too. I didn’t see an option for that plus I have

Gary and Larry watched the car disappear from sight and as it did Gary said, “come on, let’s go find that hole and give these things a try.” “Sure,” Larry said then, “head for the mailbox.” Gary lead and

“We didn’t sign up for it but we accepted it given we knew what we were getting into. At least we thought we did,” Dru said with a slight wince of his face. “All good, I don’t beget anyone their experiences.

The waiter returned with their check and took their empty plates. Dru quickly grabbed it and set his bank card down with it on the end of the table. He noted Vivian’s raised eyebrow and he said matter

After a moment of silence between them Dru said, “enough of that shit. Let’s talk about something a little more light hearted, I need it right now.” Vivian sat and blinked for a few moments as her mind

“You okay?” she asked as she tilted her head slightly to the side. His eyes snapped back from the window to her and he quickly said, “yeah, sorry. I just get caught in my thoughts a lot now that this is

“As long as you think you can handle learning that much that quick. I really think you would be good to read a couple points a day, that way you have time to process it. I’m just trying to keep you from

“You’re more than strong enough, it’s just getting your head to agree.” “Well, I’ve asked Larry to go through it all and make notes for me, kind of a cliff notes so I can get to the point and not inundate

The car pulled out into the road and she turned around to head towards town. As they sped down the road Dru said, “thanks for doing this. I’m not sure, I’m just not sure I can handle learning what I had

Larry signaled yes again. It annoyed him that the only thing he could do was respond yes, no, and maybe and he felt an idea forming in the back of his brain. Maybe he could make a translator that would

“That is you Larry, right?” Dru asked. Larry turned to face Dru and signaled yes with his tentacles to which Dru nodded his head. “Good, I figured I better make sure since there are two of you and I haven’t

“Whatever, just do it so I don’t have to worry about getting a stray laser in the side,” Larry said shaking his tentacles. “I need somewhere safe to practice then. I can’t just go shooting this around

“What are you reading that’s making you feel like that?” she asked. “I had Ashir make me an app to search the backwater server for all the files that have my name in it. It brought up nearly 400 results

He made more notes, trying to make sure he came back to this file as it seemed to be the beginning. The next link was a report by him titled, “Year in Review, C House”. It included much of what he read

The next link he followed lead him to a page of email between himself and director Crouch regarding C house. He had told him that the house was setup and the transfers were actively moving. Crouch replied

Implications Dru walked into the house and tossed the mail on the kitchen counter then he placed both hands on the counter and stood breathing deeply holding himself up as the thoughts and memories bombarded