Left, right, left.“Don’t worry, sweetheart, you’ve got a great ass.” Bill did an A-Okay sign and winked with a wry smile.“Eww, don’t talk ...about my mother’s butt.”“Hey, don’t you guys start now,” Amanda interrupted.“No worries, she’s fine,” said Bill. “I’d miss you though, especially now that I’m on vacation and all.”“I know, I know and it’s so sudden. I’d have to pack and… ugh.”“Don’t listen to him, mom. When’s the last time you really got away?”Amanda mouthed, ‘I don’t know’ and. A woman opened it and looked at me suspiciously."What is it now? He's always ordering stupid gadgets for his mad experiments?" I don't know Ma'am. I'm just the delivery boy. I'd have no idea what a stabilised flux capacitor is if you asked me?" What's a what?" She looked baffled."I couldn't even begin to tell you about parametric amplifiers. I've never heard of them you see." Err?" And don't ask me why he needs all those non linear components. I think he could use some advice from an expert. I. We never missed a celebration. Even the year before last, when Mary had found out about her illness she still wanted to celebrate. I know it might be hard to believe but up till last year, we still made love on Valentine’s day. It might not have been as good or long as years past but we both made the effort. They got those pills out now that kind of helps out. I’ve been using them for a while now. **** One story I want to tell you about was one day shortly after we got married. Mary and I went. Even the dungeons. At the moment it was empty except for them.He dragged Hiryu, now wearing little more than shreds, into the nearest cell. This one was different from the others. It was where Eigis played with his prisoners, the way a cat does with a mouse before it eats it. A pair of heavy silver chains hung in the middle. More were connected to the floor. Unlocking them, Eigis bound Hiryu’s ankles, and then lifted each arm, clamping the end of a chain around each wrist, so the young man hung.