Just a quick add on to the previous 3 chapters. More to come later.

DD

Chapter 14

The DHS monitored a slight increase in activity, but it was kind of like when the air conditioner fan in a house has a low hum. It is the same volume in every room and you don't notice it because it is so low and so uniform. What was different, though was this time there was also ley line usage this time. In their first break, they were able to determine from the lines used, that user(s) were somewhere south of a line running from southern Oregon to Washington D. C. That cut down the search area a great deal. Assets were reshuffled from the eliminated areas and used to reinforce further south. DHS 1, Us 1

The Guardian Shamans were immensely surprised to sense that the ley lines were being used this time. They would have had as little clue as the DHS without that, but now knew that the user(s) were in the northern half of Texas. They moved to a friend's house in southern Oklahoma near one of the Indian Casinos for the next stage trying to zero in during the next activity. Guardian Shamans 1, Us 0

The husband and wife team actually felt the ley line use and gave up their search in Hungary and flew immediately to Las Vegas to try and build up some cash in their normal illicit manners and to try and trace the ley line usage forensically. They had found a follow user spell that can do that under certain conditions. They weren't sure where to start, though, because they had been too far away when the access took place. Them 0, Us 1

The Russian Psychics where totally clueless this time. My careful shielding was even more stifled by the outer ring of sisters. Russians 1, Us 2

The Chinese mystic was very alarmed at what he sensed. He now worried he was outclassed. On the other hand, he was able to reduce his search area by half. Mystic 2, Us 2

Fargo and crew, literally, as they sailed slowly and problematically along the Intercoastal Canal off of Alabama. They had had to weather several punishing storms, multiple mechanical breakdowns and Rollo being convinced he was a dolphin. This was especially trying as Rollo couldn't swim to save his life (literally) and kept having to be rescued. Fargo was having much more difficulting remaining androgynous in the subtropical heat, not to mention trying to keep Rollo rescued without having to strip at least partially to give aid. When I tapped the ley lines, Fargo looked straight in my direction, again. This time, though, he/she/it had a compass and maps. What saved me is the maps were all coastal charts that did not go very far inland. Crazies 2, Us 2

Chapter 15

The spousal unit was beyond elated. After she had fainted, I had gotten up, too, finding I was only mildly fatigued and not bothered at all. The sisters and I had bundled her into the car and I had driven her home. She came to in her own recliner. When she awoke, she jumped up and gave me more affection in a few minutes than she had in the past year.

She seemed quite happy with her new body. She had always been heavily busted, something that made me jealous, but had not been especially curvy before, otherwise. In order to not exceed myself, I had not done a great deal of skeletal manipulation, though I had worked to heal her aging joints. She had plenty of soft tissue, though, to rearrange, and I had taken more liberties there. After she had ravaged me for a few moments, she glided into her bedroom and started trying on clothes. A moment of listening to “oh this won't fit... gonna need more of these... I wonder if I can wear...” I realized that I was going to have to pay for what I had done to her. She was going to want to go clothes shopping. My sins were many and my bank account was small.

Oh well, I had been limping, clothes wise, myself. I had added some lingerie and inexpensive jewelry, mostly earrings from the clearance rack at Wal*Mart, but other than that had only picked up a few baby-tee style tee-shirts. Maybe if I went with her, I could slow her down and get some goodies for myself, too! I needed some nice feminine slacks for work and some more shirts and blouses and maybe some jeans for when I was on my own time. Oh, and maybe one or two skirts or dresses...

This might be fun, after all!