, we headed over to the site of our show, a mere half-mile away. It was an off-campus dance club, a favorite hangout of Jenny and her friends. It was ...an ultra-modern (for that era) establishment with rather dim and quite unconventional lighting in place. Dennis and Mayra did some tinkering with our usual lighting setup, and were none too pleased with how it turned out. Unexpectedly, it was Derek who came to the rescue. His photographer's eye gave him a keen sense for lighting optimization, and. Juanita said, “I am so jealous. I could use a spa date but I have to work. I have a big case coming up and need to see how the research is coming along. Maybe by Wednesday I could take a day off and we could go shopping. How does that sound?” she asked Sally.“That sounds wonderful and thank you. I didn’t expect you to adjust your schedule for me, though,” she replied.“No issue, I need some time off as when I go to trial, I will be working non-stop. This is a good excuse to not overdo it. But I. Although the building was some distance away, the shape and movement of people in some of the windows could be seen.What caught Mark’s attention was the shape of an object close to one of the lit-up window’s on a level with theirs. There was a human shape behind it. When Mark stepped up to the window to focus sharper, he recognised the shape as a tripod with a telescope mounted. It was not aimed at the sky or the city across the bay but their building. The shape behind it was a man.Mark turned. ‘Hello, Elder Quan. How did you know that’s where we were headed?’ Janice asked puzzled. ‘It’s not too big of a challenge to guess where the five of you are headed.’ Said Elder Quan with a smile. ‘After all, it is the place you frequent when we have this festival.’ They all agreed with a nod and Bella stayed quiet. She wasn’t fond of having someone of higher authority nearby but still tried being respectful to him. ‘Bella? Well my stars. I never thought I’d see you at this festival. You are.