Suddenly, a flash of white lace broke the beam of light. An arm followed, and then a wave of red hair spilled our from behind the front curtains as Sh...awn spun onto the stage. The beam of light immediately went out and the stage was filled with blue. A single red spotlight then framed Shawn as she spun in a full white formal gown that reflected a glowing red. The gown shimmered in counter movement to Shawn in the spotlight as if it were alive. A red aura reflected off white lace shawl floating. We all looked, all five of us, turning our heads almost in unison when she entered. The long slender legs, the high rising heals. Her walk put a trance on us. So graceful! So rich! The pure white mink draped about her body made her look like an angel. I almost expected wings to be hidden beneath."Here I keep my most prized selections," Queen Lucy introduced all of us at once.I hardly noticed the Queen as she directed the Goddess into the room. Quite a beauty in her own right, but no match for. His body is compensating for the fall in blood pressure with an increase in heart rate and vasoconstriction. What else?”“He took some kicks and punches, but not much. His leg’s been sort of fucked up and he got hit a couple of times in the face, near his bad eye.”“Are those preexisting? What can you tell me about them?”“Call the fucking V.A.! His name is Jim Mason. I don’t know what the fuck is wrong with him. He’s got a bad eye and a fucked up leg.”She kept asking simple questions, often going. She looked online for airfares to destinations that seemed to offer a cheap route over to Hong Kong with stops in six cities. She added money for one month’s food and cheap accommodation in each city, plus spending money, insurance, rail travel, entry fees for tourist attractions and then broke it down as an expense per country. She printed it out, saved it then flopped onto her bed. It was three o’clock but the sun was no longer out, the trip was doomed to failure, Addie was right and the.