h3 align=centerPart .11/h3
pThree days later, Logan, Original Cindy, Seana, Syl, Krit, Jhondie, and Zack stepped off of a plane in an airport in Anchorage. Logan and Original Cindy were arguing about something in the notes that they couldn't place./p
p"Look, I think N-M-A stands for something. The M could be Manticore," Original Cindy said./p
p"What does the N stand for? National?" Logan countered. "What are you saying, that she is at the National Manticore Association?"/p
p"Original Cindy isn't saying that she missed the sarcasm in that, but possibly," Cindy shook her head violently at some guys that were eying her. "Wrong girl, she's looking for a lickety-chicks, too," she told them./p
p"Cindy," Zack said quietly, "what if it isn't a name, but a place."/p
p"A place, c'mon boy, you know we already got this figured out," Original Cindy said. Seana voiced that fact along side Cindy./p
p"Think about it. What if it's Nome, Alaska?" Logan broke in, glancing at Zack./p
p"Exactly what I was thinking," Zack said. "Logan, where can we hook up that computer of yours? Along with contacting those people you were talking about, we might just check out Nome."/p
pLogan got their rental car; a green 1996 Ford Aerostar Van. After stuffing their gear in the back of the van, they went to the doors. Jhondie and Krit got into the front seat of the van, Jhondie driving. Zack and Syl slid into the middle two seats. Original Cindy, Logan, and Seana cosied themselves to the back of the van./p
pThe drive to the hotel that Bling had booked for them was almost enjoyable. Logan and Original Cindy reached over the back of their seat and brought out their CDs. Passing some up to the front, they started singing along to their favorites almost immediately. Something about Cindy's voice was infectious; soon everyone in the car, exlcuding Zack, was singing along to the Pre-Pulse hits that Logan had weaned Cindy onto./p
pbr/ppbr/p
pYou always had an eye for things that glitter
brBut I was far from being made of gold.
brI don't know how, but I scraped up the money
brI just never could quite tell you no/p
pJust like when you were leaving Amirilo
brTo take that new job in Tennessee
brAnd I quite mine so we could be together
brI can't forget the way you looked at me./p
pJust to see you smile
brI'd do anything that you wanted me to
brWhen all is said and done, I'd never count the cost
brYou're worth all that's lost
brJust to see you smile./p
pWhen you said time was all you really needed
brI walked away and let you have your space
br'Cause leavin' didn't hurt me near as badly
brAs the tears I saw rolling down your face/p
pAnd yesterday I knew just what you wanted
brWhen you came walkin up to me with him
brSo I told you I was happy for you
brAnd given the chance I'd lie again/p
pJust to see you smile
brI'd do anything that you wanted me to
brWhen all is said and done, I'd never count the cost
brYou're worth all that's lost
brJust to see you smile./p
pJust to see you smile
brI'd do anything that you wanted me to
brWhen all is said and done, I'd never count the cost
brYou're worth all that's lost
brJust to see you smile./p
pBy the end of the ride, they had gone right through the Tim McGraw Greatest Hits CD that Logan had brought. Even Syl had to admit that Something Like That was an interesting song./p
pAt the hotel, they all gathered their packs and went off to the rooms that they'd agreed on back in Seattle. Jhondie, Syl, and Seana roomed in one room, Zack and Krit in the other, Logan and Original Cindy in the third./p
pLogan and Cindy had laughed when they volunteered to room together. Logan explained, rather sheepishly, that after Max had gone that he'd gone through a period where every two or three weeks he'd go out and get "rip roarin' drunk," as Logan put it./p
p"Third time that happened when Original Cindy was here," Cindy had said, "boo nearly killed himself trying to get to the bathroom. So, whenever he came home drunk after that I'd sleep next to him. Helped me feel like he'd be alive the next morning and it did no harm."/p
pThe computer finished logging onto the network that Logan needed it on and everyone waited with baited breath for the message he sent to be replied to./p
pThree days later, Logan, Original Cindy, Seana, Syl, Krit, Jhondie, and Zack stepped off of a plane in an airport in Anchorage. Logan and Original Cindy were arguing about something in the notes that they couldn't place./p
p"Look, I think N-M-A stands for something. The M could be Manticore," Original Cindy said./p
p"What does the N stand for? National?" Logan countered. "What are you saying, that she is at the National Manticore Association?"/p
p"Original Cindy isn't saying that she missed the sarcasm in that, but possibly," Cindy shook her head violently at some guys that were eying her. "Wrong girl, she's looking for a lickety-chicks, too," she told them./p
p"Cindy," Zack said quietly, "what if it isn't a name, but a place."/p
p"A place, c'mon boy, you know we already got this figured out," Original Cindy said. Seana voiced that fact along side Cindy./p
p"Think about it. What if it's Nome, Alaska?" Logan broke in, glancing at Zack./p
p"Exactly what I was thinking," Zack said. "Logan, where can we hook up that computer of yours? Along with contacting those people you were talking about, we might just check out Nome."/p
pLogan got their rental car; a green 1996 Ford Aerostar Van. After stuffing their gear in the back of the van, they went to the doors. Jhondie and Krit got into the front seat of the van, Jhondie driving. Zack and Syl slid into the middle two seats. Original Cindy, Logan, and Seana cosied themselves to the back of the van./p
pThe drive to the hotel that Bling had booked for them was almost enjoyable. Logan and Original Cindy reached over the back of their seat and brought out their CDs. Passing some up to the front, they started singing along to their favorites almost immediately. Something about Cindy's voice was infectious; soon everyone in the car, exlcuding Zack, was singing along to the Pre-Pulse hits that Logan had weaned Cindy onto./p
pbr/ppbr/p
pYou always had an eye for things that glitter
brBut I was far from being made of gold.
brI don't know how, but I scraped up the money
brI just never could quite tell you no/p
pJust like when you were leaving Amirilo
brTo take that new job in Tennessee
brAnd I quite mine so we could be together
brI can't forget the way you looked at me./p
pJust to see you smile
brI'd do anything that you wanted me to
brWhen all is said and done, I'd never count the cost
brYou're worth all that's lost
brJust to see you smile./p
pWhen you said time was all you really needed
brI walked away and let you have your space
br'Cause leavin' didn't hurt me near as badly
brAs the tears I saw rolling down your face/p
pAnd yesterday I knew just what you wanted
brWhen you came walkin up to me with him
brSo I told you I was happy for you
brAnd given the chance I'd lie again/p
pJust to see you smile
brI'd do anything that you wanted me to
brWhen all is said and done, I'd never count the cost
brYou're worth all that's lost
brJust to see you smile./p
pJust to see you smile
brI'd do anything that you wanted me to
brWhen all is said and done, I'd never count the cost
brYou're worth all that's lost
brJust to see you smile./p
pBy the end of the ride, they had gone right through the Tim McGraw Greatest Hits CD that Logan had brought. Even Syl had to admit that Something Like That was an interesting song./p
pAt the hotel, they all gathered their packs and went off to the rooms that they'd agreed on back in Seattle. Jhondie, Syl, and Seana roomed in one room, Zack and Krit in the other, Logan and Original Cindy in the third./p
pLogan and Cindy had laughed when they volunteered to room together. Logan explained, rather sheepishly, that after Max had gone that he'd gone through a period where every two or three weeks he'd go out and get "rip roarin' drunk," as Logan put it./p
p"Third time that happened when Original Cindy was here," Cindy had said, "boo nearly killed himself trying to get to the bathroom. So, whenever he came home drunk after that I'd sleep next to him. Helped me feel like he'd be alive the next morning and it did no harm."/p
pThe computer finished logging onto the network that Logan needed it on and everyone waited with baited breath for the message he sent to be replied to./p
