Getting the tools out Rich helps me out as Nat is getting the BBQ ready as it was a really nice summer evening. Rich and I work on getting a new hose... on, change the hydraulic filter and then start filling the system and priming it - all the time talking and making the occasional remark about how great Nat looked today. He mentions she likes me and was happy I could come over on such short notice to get this done so they could enjoy the weekend. Not sure what to say, I shrugged and said yes. There’s a contest coming up, so they will be training the whole day, starting bright and early at the local pool. I’ve always had a weakness for female swimmers – they train for whole body strength, giving them endurance without losing their essential feminine proportions. I pull the meeting time and address of the pool out of her mind and let her go. I have some shopping to do, and then I think an early night… The next morning is cold and gray and raining heavily. Not the best conditions to be. That meant we had to upgrade our conversation from fragments to larger, longer tracts.Elsa lived with her mother, a larger-than-life character who acted younger than her daughter."She's out tonight," Elsa said casually. "Got a new boyfriend." Elsa's eyes rolled at the embarrassment of having such a person for a mum.So, invite me back to your place, I urged through thought transference. It didn't seem to work, so I articulated it."It would be quieter somewhere else," I said. "I don't really like. .. of course I had other I.D... “What do you want?” I said. “US passport, New Zealand passport, US Birth certificate, New Zealand Naturalization, Boat captain’s license, letter from President Clinton and a wallet full of family.”“What does the M really stand for?”“Me,” I said, “Surprise Me Flintkote.”He pushed the button on his phone, “Arrest them. Surprise Me Flintkote is standing in front of me ... Yes, I’m sure. Ask the woman what the M stands for. I’ll wait.” He switched to speaker.“She.