"No harm done, Gav," Mum added."Yeh, nah, just glad you said no to me going camping," I said with a wry smile."Did you know Benny had forbidden any of... Gavin's mates to ask you out?" Tracey asked Aroha."No, but I'm not surprised. He doesn't particularly care for male pakeha save for their money to buy drugs. He always wanted me to go out with one of his gang bros," Aroha replied."Those the hoons who tried to drag you into their car?" I asked."Yes, Gavin. You saved me that day and Dad put a stop. We happily did the next years Summer and soon even the Winter cruise schedule, spending the remaining six months of the year at my (now our) home near San Francisco. We started trying our act at home, at small Bay Area clubs and soon built a slowly growing but rabid fan base of weirdos, misfits, shellac addicts, and ‘musical contrarians’ and met many old (and new) lovers of 78-era recordings. Our play list eventually reached about 1000 songs and we could now do shows for a week straight without. Tell me more about the club." It's sort of a night out for seniors. It's open in the evening three nights a week for those who want a little fun without embarrassment. They have mostly country music and they do serve food. There's an annual fee to belong but well worth it." Does a member have to square dance?" I asked."Lord no! All our members are over fifty-five and some aren't able to dance at all but they like the friendly atmosphere. You should stop by this coming Saturday and see for. The ball struck on the back of his armor and burst, fading away.“You’re still alive!?!” Ataya gasped.Yren’s eyes grew wide. He felt no pain, no heat. He took a second to survey himself.“Yeah,” he said simply. “I guess I am.”Qualan’s teeth gnashed. The demon took the fire ball and it didn’t even faze him. His attention, though, was on the princess. Her ruse had worked. She turned, getting ready to duck between two trees.Ataya saw the woman in the corner of her eyes. She turned, realizing the.