"Wow! People are starting to really come out of the woodwork now!"
Dusting the flour off my hands after setting the bread to rise, I
come out of the kitchen.

"I can't even begin to tell you all how good it is to see you all
here. I mean really *see* you." I smile at Samantha, Cecily and Rhio,
nod my head at Bynner/Rennyb/Julian and Christiane.
"But that music has to go. Now." I walk over to the DJ booth and shut
off the offending noise. Looking around in the booth, I find a
purple button labled "TGH Shadow String Quartet". Sounds good so I
push it. The soft sounds of a lute, cello, viola and a dulcimer begin
to waft over the common areas. A Goth House original.
Much more appropriate as background for conversation.

"I was hoping you might have run into Gavin somewhere there in the
woodwork, I haven't seen him around since Winter dissappeared."
I say this to Cecily, who I notice has a pink aura around her. It's
been an adjustment for me to get used to, seeing colors around people
and animals. Came with the new eyes. Cassandra is the only one I've
mentioned it to.

"Anyone hungry?" I ask.

~Jen