"It looks good," David replied. He made a small swat at his work. Hewatched the ponytail sway like a pendulum for a second. Feelings ofjealously ov...er his son's long hair filled him for a second before Davidbecame ashamed of himself for having such feelings.After he helped his son to his feet, David brought Cory over to thefull-length mirrors on his closet doors to get a look at his appearance.Cory stared at himself in silence before he said, "Is that really me?"David gave him a nod before. Just as Kenny is about to call the Police dispatcher, Peter comes walking out of Maxines bedroom wearing nothing but his shorts. Oh, hi Deputy Lacos, Peter said. You seen Maxine around? She… shes in the shower, Kenny pointed towards the washroom with a finger. Did… you two didnt… Do the deed. Bang the drums. f*** the night away, Peter said with a grin. You betcha! MAX! Kenny called out. Maxine came rushing out in a wet towel and skid to a halt as she came face to face with the two men. Oh shit,. The men were completely bald, and the two women had wiry black hair. Their bright happy colors only added to evilness of their aura. Owen could almost sense echoes of screaming people around them. He could hear passed women and children wailing and crying around them. Their hands were always poised, posed, fingers pointing and reaching, like a mannequin’s. They surrounded the man Owen feared most, the one who made his heart both sink, and feel like it was being squeezed at the same time-. "Piccolo," he said. Clegg looked puzzled. "Your code name," he said with exasperation. Clegg had been told about it many times. "Your contact will use it to identify themselves, use it if you need to contact us; when you're ready to come back." Clegg nodded. He understood perfectly but it was hard to resist upsetting Strangways. The Wren could see Freddie was teasing Strangways, she hid her grin behind her hand and a cough. Strangways scowled at her. Freddie could see Elly was studying her.