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"Questions. That is a good place to begin. Already too many answers. Better return to questions."
Kalisia was ruminating to herself about what to do next. Already, the universe had shifted in its entirety twice in the same day. That normally did not happen. Why now all of a sudden?
Normally, the universe did not shift in its entirety at all. So, this was an enigma! And as enigmas would have it, the phone rang. It was Howard Popsicle.
"I suppose you noticed that the universe has been shifting today..." she began, as if it were just another small thing like the toast popping up in the toaster.
"Well, yes, I suppose that is what I'm calling about alright! Twice in one day? Goodness gracious! What in the dickens is going..."
He broke off in the middle of his question as the universe shifted in its entirety once again. That was three times in one day now!
Kalisia recovered first. "Good grief, that is weird!"
"Wha'??? Oh, Kalisia! Is that you?! Oh my goodness, it happened again!" Howard said, recovering at last. "Kalisia, what do you think is going on?"
Kalisia shifted in her chair a bit before announcing her suspicions. "I think it is that technician up to something. We've got to find where he is!" Kalisia then just glanced up for a moment and looked out her front window, and gasped in shock! " Oh, gads, Howard, you won't believe this! Wait - I'll be right back!"
"Won't believe what?" said Howard exasperated as Kalisia put down the phone and ran for the door of her cottage.
Kalisia flung open the door and looked out at the path to her front garden, and there standing outside the little gate leading to her house were two men, just standing there and talking to each other, one leaning on the fencepost and gesturing as he talked. She couldn't believe her eyes! It was him! It was the technician, standing right there! He'd found them -- again!
Now she didn't know what to do next... she knew he wouldn't know who she was, as he'd only met Scott and Howard when in Cambridge and Boston all those many years ago. She ran back into the house and grabbed up the telephone.
"Howard! It is him! He's standing right outside my front gate!"
"Who? Who?" asked a confused Howard.
"The technician! That's who! He's standing right in the walk outside my yard, talking to somebody! What should I do? He doesn't know me!" Kalisia felt her heart beating with excitement and performed inner calming practices to get her body back to normal. Her mind couldn't be controlled, however - this was the most excitement she'd seen in centuries!
"He's forgotten meeting with us, or at least has dismissed it as immaterial long ago -- perhaps -- but we don't really know. But enough talking! Quick, Kalisia, you've got to go get him into your house! Go! Now!"
Kalisia began to say something, but knew a command when she heard one, and dropped the phone and ran for the door. She opened it, and the universe shifted in its entirety all at once. Again. She struggled to retain her composure and stay focused, and managed to get outside to run down her front garden pathway. And, as she ran out into her yard, the technician and the man he was talking to were gone!
She felt a bit of panic! She knew this HAD to be that technician's doing now! She ran up to her garden gate and flung it open, and tumbled out into the grassy roadside that ran alongside her house, and stumbled awkwardly into the road. To her great relief, she spotted the two men walking away from the house up the road. They were both just exiting the middle of the grassy road bed to take a seat in the shade on the side of the road, and as they began to sit down, they heard her shouting in their direction, "Hey! Hello!"
Kalisia came running up to them, and the two of them, who had just plopped their rumps down to take a seat in the grass, struggled to aright themselves again to greet her. "No, no! Please stay seated!" Kalisia stammered. "I mean, no, yes, please, would you like to come into my house for some tea or coffee, perhaps? Or a light bite to eat?" She realized how strange this had to seem, a strange women appearing out of nowhere and inviting two men into her house! "I mean, I saw you talking outside my garden, and you seemed to be talking about interesting things, and I am so bored today! Please, do come visit with me for a moment and relieve me of some of my boredom, wouldn't you?" She wisely had quickly shifted to using her femininity as a device, doing the 'helpless female' pose, knowing these men would likely respond with chivalry and come to her aid. Her feminine instincts were right.
"Why, certainly! It would be a pleasure to pay you a visit! We've been walking a long ways, and have been talking the whole time, so some liquid refreshment would be very welcome at this point! As would the graces of your pleasant company!" It was the technician speaking. She could tell. He continued, speaking now to his friend, "You wouldn't mind doing that, would you?"
His friend nodded and smiled in compliance with the plan, and the three of them began to walk towards the house of Kalisia Andrea.
As they walked through the gate to her garden path leading to her house, she ventured to ask, "So, what have you two men been discussing that seemed so interesting?"
"We were just about to discuss forgetfulness," the technician replied. "Both complete and total forgetfulness, and another kind!"
"Heh, yes, in a sense, that was certainly where our conversation was leading to!" said his friend.
"Oh, really?" Kalisia said, turning to them as she opened her cottage door. "Well, that is interesting! Please - come on in!"