Except, of course, that I didn't. I actually talked to the dog, telling him what an idiot she was. Which was fair enough, given that she done exactly ...the same when she was telling him what a prat I was.The irony that the dog belonged to Kath – the one person we'd both slept with – was not lost on either of us.We sat for quite a while on our separate boulders, dog sprawled between us, until the rain set in again with a vengeance and was nothing else to do but head back down as quickly as. The intricate designs gave way to a larger shape as they built upon one another and became one. ‘Now imagine the snow as it melts and rises to the clouds. It becomes water again, but it is still snow in a different form. Ancient water that has come to earth – again and again, water from sweat and tears, water that has touched each person, replenished them, surrounded them. It gives life but it can also be devastating. It is beautiful, yet has the potential to be ugly. It is bigger than anything. Everyone's looking forward to reading through the 'dirty laundry' they dig up with this run.Unfortunately for all of these folks, they don't have a clue that they are all under observation by a fourth party. A fourth party that is now awake ... and rapidly running out of patience.Event Date: 1/4/2012Mark Saunders of Cal Tech Electronic R&D department is, at this moment, 'screaming at the walls' in frustration. It seems that no matter how many variables he removes from his experiment sequence,. If you could have the power to save these people, to protect those who had always protected you, you'd take it."I'll do it." The cat leapt forward touching it's forehead to your own, and a flash of light shone out from the two of you, casting away the darkness. A series of words flooded into your mind and you spoke them without a thought. "To save those attacked by Fiends, to heal those injured beyond their means, I step forward within this light, to take the power to protect and fight! Magical.