As we pulled in, Aunt Shannon came out of the house to greet us. After hugs, condolences, and brief explanations we tried to get some sleep. We all we...nt to our rooms. Dad left to get a hotel room. We tried to convince him to stay in the house with us, but he said he still could not.The next few days were busy with notifications, answering the phone from well-wishers, and funeral arraignments.After the service we did not have a reception at the house. It was just Aunt Shannon, dad and us. Aunt. "After you," he said opening the front door for her.At her little cottage he let her open the front door and then pulled her back."You wait here," he told her abruptly. "I'll be right back."He took her suitcase up to the main bedroom and then came striding back down. He walked past her, and only when he was back on to the little path; did he turn to look down at her. "You can have an hour to unpack, and then I want you back at the main house for lunch," his tone was firm and decisive, and. “If you recall, at the time John hired you, we had not planned the route. John had reason to believe a three-universe hopping route with super-oxygenated seawater might get the Chelp to Telemann in good shape. If that didn’t work, one of his backup plans was to use hoppers with higher ratings, so there would be fewer hops and shorter stops. However, he also knew there were other techniques for extending the Chelp’s travel time. For him, the three-universe hopping route was a small gamble. He. .. I've gotta meet withthis guy like real quick, then we'll hit the mall, cool?" Uhhh, shouldn't I go check in with the-" Nah, I like already took care of that. You're in the clear, Dee Dee."It seemed a little odd that the camp directors would let CeCe check Danain for him, but as Dana was beginning to realize, she could be verypersuasive when she wanted to. He nodded his assent and boarded the cabafter CeCe.CeCe gave some directions to the cab driver. He seemed instantlyskeptical, expressing.