A flat tire on the way to my dead end job was just the start. My boss had reamed me for something I wasn’t even involved in. I lost one of my best c...lients and my favorite team got eliminated from the playoffs. Enough, already. When I got home and made a cup of noodles, and the depression and loneliness hit. I decided I needed to get fucked. I went to my wardrobe and picked out a teeny tiny miniskirt matched it with a spaghetti strapped satin halter. If the lines in my face weren’t signal. As she put Valerie's ball in the rightmost bingo machine, she murmured "Sorry Val." After placing Jason's in the leftmost, she added, "likewise Jason." Ashleigh knew though that for the most part Jason would probably enjoy being part of the daily lottery, but the girls never did.Ashleigh glanced around and saw one of the secretaries flashing a big smile. "Must be her turn today, no woman sponsor in," she said quietly to herself. She started hand-cranking the tumbler and giving it a moment. Finally, Silvitya glanced at the cathedral.“Can you take me to the church, Protector Bulashckt? I’d like to see it, and try praying there.”A few minutes later Silvitya knelt in the church. Her mind filled with visions, of the battle in 1502 and the dead bishop. Her vision went dark and she saw the Grand Duke’s corpse hanging on a Red Moon impalement hook, above the bodies of the entire Royal Army. The entire Duchy was burning, with all its inhabitants lying dead and the banners of the Kingdom. Megumi (watching them and thinking): Friends... Kaoru (looking at the unconscious Hyottoko): What are we going to do with him?Sanosuke: Yeah. Even if we splashed him with water--Beshimi: Damn... Damn... that idiot Hyottoko was beaten easily! We failed again! No... (thinking) The cause of all this is Takani Megumi! If only you hadn't run away when I had my chance--! (aloud) I don't know what Takeda Kanryuu wants with you, but after what you've done to me--(he aims with another pellet--you will.