Cole's living room was clean without being in the least bit shiny. There was nothing on the walls. There was no furniture in the room. To the left of the front door there was a large table covered in all sort of strange instruments. There was a calculator with strange symbols on the buttons and wires popping out right, left and center. There were coffee filters painted red and covered in aluminum foil. There were also boxes labeled with a variety of different faces, drawn in black, smelly marker. Karin found herself wandering toward the table before she thought to stop herself.

"Those are my weapons," Cole said, placing a hand briefly on the small of Karin's back, "my technology."

Karin smiled. She brushed a slightly oily strand of dark brown hair behind her ear and stepped forward, out of Cole's reach.

"I don't understand them."

"They are only meant to make sense to me. You see, some people keep guns in their homes. Anyone can use a gun. These weapons only I can work."

Karin nodded.

"I think I get it. But do they work?"

Cole took Karin by the elbow. She tensed but let him lead her into the kitchen. The kitchen was slightly more furnished. There was a dark wood table and there were four, fold up, wooden chairs. They both sat facing each other.

"That's what I was going to tell you about. I don't work with computers. I haven't worked with that kind of technology for a long while. You see, I've tapped into something amazing. Reality."

Karin burst out laughing.

"Congratulations. What are you going on about?"

"I hack reality. If you would not mind, I will give you a demonstration. All right, close your eyes. I am going to connect our minds."

Karin frowned and hesitated.

"If you so as move an inch in my direction while my eyes are closed, I'll pull out my knife and cut off you balls."

When he didn't say anything Karin sighed and closed her eyes.

Cole pulled out a coin and began to spin it on the table, as he tapped out a beat on his legs. Karin could feel her focus turning inward. She found herself more aware of her thoughts.

"Can you feel it?"

She could hear his voice in her head. She opened her mouth to speak.

"You can just think and I'll hear you."

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

Karin opened her eyes. Cole was watching her, intensity in his gaze.

His mouth didn't move but she could hear him.

"This is magic."

Karin jumped up from the chair.

Cole stood and calmly walked towards her.

"I will extend an invitation to you. Tonight myself and few members of my cabal will be going out on an adventure."

Karin walked over to the table and stopped the coin from spinning.

"It's not as easy as that to break the link. There is still something that I want to show to you. I want to show you, in your mind, what happened to me the week before you left."

'Then we go on an adventure?"

There was fear and disbelief in her voice.