"A Long Walk"


"STOP! BY ORDER OF THE GRAND PROTECTOR OF GONGMEN CITY, LORD SHEN'S HONOR!"

"We've found the Dragon Warrior!" Tigress screamed. "We've captured him!"

The wolves kept their paws on their weapons, a good twenty-strong group surrounding Tigress as she resiliently kept staring upwards, waiting for Po and the others to jump off the white bridge and join her.

"The famous Master Tigress," the leading wolf called out, fangs snarling. "Says she's captured the Dragon Warrior. Bullsh - "

"I'm - OOF!"

It was too late, as Po had belly-flopped down and landed right on top of Tigress' back, squashing her to the rocky, patterned floor.

"Po - get - off of me…" Tigress whispered, roughly kicking Po to the side. "Ahem - as you can see! We've brought the Dragon Warrior to appease um - Lord Shen?"

Po felt like punching himself in the face. Even if his "stealth mode" wasn't nearly as stealthy as he would have liked, watching Tigress act out a plan (that was so clearly bent on revenge against Po for interrupting her back at the docks) - with the dramatic chops and emotional range of a boulder - it felt painful. Anyone could have done better - Crane had better dialogue skills, Mantis was a character actor, Viper was more subtle - even Monkey could have said a line or two! Alf of course - life spent hiding behind someone, or a mask - would have probably been the best choice.

"My team - the Furious Five - " Tigress continued, standing up in mock-regal fashion as she desperately searched for the appearance of the rest of the Five. "AHEM! MY TEAM, THE FURIOUS FIVE!"

A flurry of movement, as a praying mantis, snake, bird, monkey, and masked figure followed Po's descent to land onto the rocky floor next to Tigress.

"Since you're referring to just four of us - shouldn't you abbreviate the name and call us - " Mantis started, but was silenced by another death state from Tigress.

"Anyway…" Tigress continued. "... we've been tasked by Lord Shen to return the Dragon Warrior to him - dead or alive."

Tigress squarely punched Po in the ribs, downing the panda once more.

"Though we're fine with dead," Tigress smirked.

Po sighed, regretting interrupting her even more now. He noticed that most of the residents in this area of Gongmen City had cleared out by now, leaving just the twenty wolves surrounding them currently - armed to the teeth. They were still quite far from the massive Tower looming in the distance, separated by at least five hundred paces of solid walking. A clear blue sky signaled noontime above them, the perfect time for a fight to take place.

"Let me get this straight," the lead wolf spoke in. "The Furious Five - basically the ultimate protectors of the Valley of Peace, and the Jade Palace - suddenly decide to go rogue, and betray the Dragon Warrior?"

"Who's - a - panda?" a second wolf interrupted.

Po felt confused. The more he realized, the more he saw the wolves' expressions utterly amazed by Po's appearance. Though he had grown quite common to the whole "pandas can't be warriors stereotype", these wolves didn't look prejudiced (more than normal anyway) - they looked baffled, as if seeing a panda itself was an utter miracle.

"You're a bad liar," the lead wolf spat at Tigress, readying his spear. "I think we'll kill all of you, and that corny butterball who's pretending to be the Dragon Warrior…"

"Hey!" Po interrupted, offended. "I'm not corny…"

"Then we deliver your corpses to Shen ourselves," the wolf snarled, watching the other wolves ready their weapons as they encircled the six masters and masked figure. "Now that isn't a lie…"

Tigress growled, getting into a defensive stance as the rest of the Five sighed, prepared for another gigantic battle. Po still wondered why all the wolves looked surprised to see him.

"Stop."

The voice was calm, yet assertive. It was distinctly wolf-like, but it felt more aged and rougher than the rest of the wolves. The wolf that began to enter the scene, had a distinct red tattoo on his right bicep, complete with a different armor scheme and bolder set of weapons.

A sharp crossbow, most notably.

"Stand down Ming," Zhong forced, watching the smaller wolf cower slightly.

"But Boss," the younger wolf protested. "If we don't kill 'em now, we - "

"They're not lying," the Boss Wolf stated. "They - they're telling the truth."

Po gasped, seeing the tattoo more clearly, intrusive memory flashes haunting him again.

Wolves.

Blood.

Blades.

Green eyes.

"Po," Tigress whispered, holding Po by the back of his shoulder. "What's happening?"

"You - " Po stood up suddenly, face contorting into painful grief. "I - I know you…"

"No," Zhong firmly rejected, turning away. "You don't."

"Boss, we gotta kill 'em!" a second wolf shouted out. "We've outnumbered them! It's just the Furious Seven against - "

"Actually Po isn't a member of the Five, that's sorta our thing," Mantis noted in a matter of fact tone. "We prefer the Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five."

"But there's six of you," a new wolf argued, stepping forward to point at the downed, masked figure that still hadn't said anything. "Shouldn't it be called the Furious Six and the Dragon Warrior?"

"No um - this erm - fine fellow isn't really a part of anything," Mantis noted, pointing at the masked figure in black garments. "For legal purposes, I'm just gonna say right now that the Jade Palace has no binding affiliation to the following masked - "

"Wait so I'm confused," yet another wolf declared. "Are we killing the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior, or everyone in this little circle right now?"

"I think for this situation, we can extend the Furious concept to everyone whom you're currently fighting," Crane assuaged. "It's technically inaccurate, but we believe that all identities fall under a spectrum anyway…"

"Ah okay thanks," the wolf responded. "Appreciate the clarity and insight. Makes this whole killing stuff a lot easier."

"We believe in transparency and simplicity," Viper noted.

"So what happens if one of you dies, or gets a new member?" another wolf rang in. "Would it be like - Furious Six plus one? Or the Furious Five 2.0?"

"To be honest we're having a lot of recent trouble with our naming methodologies," Mantis noted. "We're open to suggestions though, so if any of you have - "

"WOULD YOU ALL JUST SHUT UP ABOUT THE NAMES!" Zhong and Tigress simultaneously yelled, quieting the rest of the crowd.

Zhong sighed, confused at Tigress' gleeful expression. "Take 'em up to Lord Shen."

"But Boss - "

"Quiet," Zhong commanded, pointing the crossbow at the younger, rowdy wolf. "Do. As. I. Say."

The rest of the wolves grumbled, watching the Boss Wolf act menacing. Po still couldn't shake the images out of his head, stressed out to the point of non-efficiency. He still couldn't understand why the tattoo was giving him such a hard time.

"Yes sir…" the wolf gave up, turning around into the circle of wolves. "... you heard the Boss. Cuff the panda with the eight-point locks and keep your eyes on the rest of 'em."

The wolves moved quickly, cuffing Po immediately while the rest kept spears pointed at the Fives' backs. They urged the entire group forward, beginning to march steadily in the direction of the massive Tower in the distance. Citizens - not that many left to begin with - made a clear path to follow as they segregated themselves into their houses and red-roofed buildings.

"Who's this?" Zhong emphasized, casually prodding at the downed figure with the black mask, who remained silent.

Alf gulped. He wondered how much distance an enemy would need to correctly distinguish his face - it had happened before, where someone had gotten too close and managed to recognize the facial features characteristic to all Seekers.

"Escort," Tigress promptly stepped in. "To um - pleasure our male erm - warriors on our way here!"

Alf's jaw went slack. Tigress took the time to wink at Alf, half mockingly and half seriously.

"Escort huh," a new wolf emerged, prodding at the masked figure's hips. "Certainly lookin' like a fine she-wolf to me. What's shakin' honey?"

The wolf pinched Alf's sides, irritating the young Seeker.

"Ahem - whatever you want it to be - erm - sweetie," Alf spoke, trying his best falsetto.

"I like you," the wolf exaggerated, growling as he began tugging at Alf's waist garments. "How's about you stop the teasing and lemme see some of that - "

"She's expensive," Tigress noted, shoving the wolf's paw away. "Five hundred per hour."

The wolf growled, but still kept a smile on Alf.

"Maybe one day baby…" the wolf smoothly declared, running his paw across Alf's stomach and back. "... one day…"

Alf watched the Five follow Po closely, as the surrounding wolves tightened their circle even closer as everyone began slowing walking forward - path completely free of citizens and debris as a clear stone line lead from their location to the massive Tower in the distance. There were of course, multiple houses and buildings - complete with decorations - outlining the path, but this only served to make their route to Shen more scenic.

"So now I'm a hooker," Alf bit, whispering quietly to Tigress as they both followed the massive gang forward. "Thanks for that."

"A pricey one," Tigress corrected subtly, smirking. "Besides - it'll help a lot for the next part of my plan."

"Speaking of weird plans," Alf continued. "You mind giving us the full details? Po's losing his mind, the Five are confused, I'm pretending to be a prostitute, and we're turning in the Dragon Warrior?"

"We'd never be able to sneak over to Shen's base," Tigress stated clearly. "Plus, I'll bet everything I own that Shen's been making more than just one cannon."

"Yeah, so?"

"So this lets us get into the base easily," Tigress noted. "Gives us time - once we're inside, that is - to figure out where the rest of the cannons are. And take down Shen."

Alf shook his head. "Could you be any less vague? This is sounding a lot like that time when Po tried to cook rice in his stomach."

"This is nothing like that," Tigress rejected.

"How? Because this one's gonna work?"

"No," Tigress simply responded. "Because this one won't."

Alf felt even more baffled than usual.

. . .

By China's end,

And by China's beginning.

By your start,

And your finish.

"Screw this," Yu remarked, throwing the scroll casually to the rocking side of the boat, ignoring the rest of the riddle. "Wasting my time…"

Yu had tried to find a million ways to pass the time while the Five, Po and Alf were busy going after Shen. She had started off just juggling throwing stars in the boat, but that diversion ended quickly after a mistimed catch cut through her right palm. Then she tried working on performing the best song she could sing, which also ended quickly as the fox realized how terrible she was at singing.

And now, her latest diversion had been trying to figure out what the riddle meant - which turned out to be even more idiotic than trying to juggle throwing stars.

Yu smiled, sitting down on a wooden bunk, watching an assortment of barrels traverse across the floor gently as the boat rocked softly against the docks - rope still tethering it to Gongmen City.

She wished more than anything Alf could have been with her. Shifu was never one to exaggerate - and if he predicted that taking down Shen wouldn't have needed Alf, then truly the Seeker coming along was probably just a stressor for everyone. It wasn't just stressful enough for Alf - to act like he was invisible all the time, stay away from being associated with the Jade Palace, that damn collar - but the Five and Po had to make sure they weren't consciously fighting with him, contacting or touching him in public, and to keep a hawk-eye on his mask to make sure it would never expose the furless skin underneath.

Yu scoffed. It was one thing to be an outcast, but it was completely another to be an outcast who's forced to lie to the entire world - lie about who he is, lie about what happened with Tai Lung, lie about his relationships to the Jade Palace… Alf had often compared it to going around blindfolded while an army of huge rhinos smashed you with bats (incidentally, that had actually happened to Alf when we was younger with some bigoted citizens) - Yu couldn't agree with it anymore.

So a lot of Alf naturally attracted the fox. On a physical level, the attraction was there - but Yu's longstanding fascination with the Seeker was more than skin-deep. It was something about the way he carried himself, the way he would joke in dark situations, the manner in which he would silently accept whatever was happening to him (yet never cower to it) - Yu had before thought it had been yet another "Seeker quirk", but she found it unlikely that any Seeker would be able tolerate the life Alf led and still be as goofy and silly as he naturally was. It utterly shocked Yu how well Alf adapted to some of the things going on in his life:

Everyone in the Valley hates me? Yu thought. Oh, they're probably jealous of how good-looking I am.

I have a collar that's used to basically torture me 24/7 and I can't take it off? Oh, Shifu's probably just being "overprotective".

I need to wear an ugly black suit to hide who I really am? Oh, I must be too "hot" to reveal to the public.

I live in a literal garbage can of a room, underneath sewage pipes? That's okay, I like recycling anyways!

Everyone thinks I helped Tai Lung escape out of Chor-Gom, where I really -

Actually that had been one thing that even Alf couldn't joke about - mostly because of how depressed it made him.

And yet there was still great mystery to him, a great sense of uncertain confusion that occasionally even got the Five speculating for hours on end. Questions about his birthplace, his early childhood, how'd the Seekers possibly still exist, what exactly defined being a "Seeker"... and of course, the ever-present question:

What would his future be like?

Tigress was trying to become the best kung fu master she could be.

The rest of the Five were trying to serve the Jade Palace as best as they could.

Shifu was trying to control the Valley, and keep it peaceful.

Po was trying to live up to his title.

Yu was just sticking around for the hell of it.

Exactly what the f*** was Alf sticking around for?

That had been the only question no one even dared to speculate on. Considering that there had been so little information to guide the answers for previous questions, the question of Alf's "tomorrow" felt more like an exercise in jokes and comedy (with Yu giving interesting conclusions like running away to a dairy farm, dying, or running away to the dairy farm then dying). Alf - aside from his investigations with the "Seeker" book and contact with their anonymous friend - kept most of his questions low-key and understated, trying to not make them a major part of his life.

"Mountains," Yu repeated, chuckling. "Mountains…"

It was true - some of the riddle did fit "mountains", but the issue with riddles that there would be usually a correlation behind how vague the riddle was and how much nonsense it actually was - Alf and Yu had dubbed this the "bullshit coefficient". This particular riddle seemed to have a very high bullshit coefficient, but the source's previous message or delivery - the Seeker book - had been wonderful for Alf and Yu to peruse over.

"Hmm…" Yu let out, standing up to grab the scroll and walk outside the boat's tarp.

Cool noon air hit her immediately. The good thing about staying back on the docks was the coastal breeze - it wafted in and gently brushed past Yu's whiskers and face, chilling her under Gongmen's usual heat. The docks themselves seemed impressive - there were the grand three archways that lead to Gongmen of course - but the wooden flooring, fine grain texture, and layered pathways throughout made the docks vaguely aesthetic.

"Hey girlie! Cut us loose!"

Of course, there was always that.

Yu smiled, now recognizing the twenty or so wolf bandits lying unconscious on the flooring around her. The Five had taken care to tie them up well (hands and feet) to absolutely minimize any damage they could do. One of them, close to Yu, had woken up - and jiggled furiously in his bindings.

"You heard me bitch?!" the wolf spat again. "Cut us loose - or I'll rip your throat out!"

"Hmmm…" Yu mocked, bending down to make eye contact with the bound wolf. "... I dunno bro, you seem pretty - tied up at the moment."

Yu chuckled idiotically, mentally patting herself on the back. The wolf groaned, beginning to jitter even harder.

"Now shut up willya?" Yu urged, standing back up. "Lemme get back to what I actually came out here for…"

The fox unfurled the scroll, reading over the words gingerly again.

By China's end,

And by China's beginning.

By your start,

And your finish.

Six is there,

But five should be beware.

If it's answers to your past you seek,

Then seek, Seeker - or be weak.

Yu sighed, looking around her.

There were definitely mountains well off into the distance, everywhere - but that felt more like natural parts of China's topography than guided answers to a riddle. Even so, the riddle wasn't specific enough to point out which mountains it was talking about. Alf's sole arguments were the mountain drawing and the first four lines (which barely fit) - without that, the riddle might as well have been useless.

"I knew that masked dude was something else," the wolf interrupted.

A burst of fear. Yu quickly turned back, seeing the bound wolf smile sadistically at her. She saw his eyes glance at the unfurled scroll in her paws, easily grabbing all the Seeker references.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Yu quickly emphasized in desperation.

"No one's built like them, yanno?" the wolf whispered, grinning evilly. "Even under disguise, they look distinctive. No horns, no fangs, no claws, no fur, tall and slim, five-fingered paws… I knew my men and I had seen that sleek jumpsuit in the newscrolls before… pretty little disguise, really..."

"Whoever you're talking about," Yu cut across. "Sounds like you wanna get in his pants. I'll tell him that when he comes back."

"Cut the shit," the wolf growled, still smiling. "You might as well kill me now - because the second I get free - I'm shouting the Jade Palace's little secret to the world."

Yu snarled, kicking out roughly at the wolf's head. She yelped in pain as the hard skull merely bounced off her foot.

"Oww!" the fox squealed. "Screw you! Hardheaded thug…"

"We'd all heard the rumors," the wolf recalled. "The tabloid scrolls. The conspiracy theories…"

"Oh my freaking Scrolls," Yu let out, still clutching at her foot. "How many times do I need to tell you - there isn't anyone under the suit moron!"

"Five. Fingered. Paws," the wolf tensely enunciated. "Long legs. Plus the fact that you're also carrying a scroll talking about Seekers - from Zuihou de Yongshi…"

Yu paused, narrowing her eyes. She moved back to the wolf, who was still smiling. She pursed her lips at him, trying to frame her question properly.

"Who's Zuihou de Yongshi?" Yu asked immediately.

"Oh so now you're interested?" the wolf fired back, grinning fully now. "Stupid bitch…"

"I'm not," Yu rejected. "I'm just wondering what kinda stupid name you'd have to make up to say that…"

"Keep wondering," the wolf noted. "My men will be here soon - and they'll tear you apart - "

"Thanks for wasting my time asshole," the fox spat, standing up to look at the scroll again. "Prick…"

If she had to be honest with herself, a big part of her got very excited when the wolf mentioned a name she had never heard of before - and Alf likely as well - but this was quickly dissipated as she assumed that the wolf was just wasting her time, trying to annoy her enough for her to get too close, then try to free himself somehow. Still, it only reinvigorated the fox's spirit - Yu wondered whether she should go back inside and do the throwing stars game again. At least it was less foolish…

"It's not a name."

Yu sighed, turning back to see the wolf unusually serious. "What?"

"Zuihou de Yongshi," the wolf clarified, jittering in his bindings. "Final Warriors. They're a group - not a single person."

"Yeah I can understand Chinese you idiot," Yu mentioned in frustration. "I just think you're full of sh - "

"Mountain logo on the back and front of the scroll," the wolf pointed out. "Eight lines in the riddle. First half is contrasting things with each other. Second half is - "

"Anyone who looked at the freakin' scroll could have known that," Yu forced. "And you looked at it!"

"Put your right paw and two more fingers on the mountain logo on the backside," the wolf mentioned. "Do it if you don't believe me! Six fingers is there - but five should be beware - something your friend has..."

Yu scoffed, mockingly turning over the scroll to see the simple mountain embellished on the back of the scroll. She casually pressed the digits that the wolf asked her to, silently laughing as the wolf kept an eager glance at her.

Ink began appearing on the scroll's backside, tracing her fingers - then letters came below her palm.

Yu.

Fox.

Comes from a family of healers.

Killed her own parents.

CLANK.

Yu gapsed, hyperventilating. She had already dropped the scroll.

As soon as the scroll hit the wooden floor, the lettering and tracing began disappearing.

Harsh memories - memories that she had managed to suppress for so long - came flashing back, shaking her uncontrollably.

"It can tell China's end - and China's beginning - but also your start, and your finish… sound familiar?" the wolf asked disrespectfully.

Yu's chest was still wheezing. Too many memories had come flooding back.

She didn't know what was happening to her.

"What - what is this?" the fox breathed out, still nervous.

"Your little fleshie friend has caught the Yongshi's attention," the wolf smoothly declared. "Fox, let me just say this - you two idiots have no idea what you're getting involved in…"

Yu growled, grabbing the wolf by the armor collar. "What. The Hell. Is this?"

"It must have told you some dark stuff…" the wolf grinned. "Yanno - for you to get this upset and all…"

"ANSWER ME!"

The wolf paused, relishing the fear that was on Yu's face. "My advice fox? You burn this scroll, and tell your fleshie friend to go hide under a rock. Nothing is dumber than trying to find the Zuihuo de Yongshi…"

"We didn't find them," Yu snarled. "They found us. They sent us the scroll!"

"Then the fleshling did something to attract their attention," the wolf reiterated. "Hell - I could see the Yongshi going after him just because he's a fleshling…"

"What are they?" Yu breathed slowly, still trying to shake off the memories the scroll had given her. "Who are they?"

The wolf snarled. "Final Warriors - they're an ancient group. They go back thousands of years. They never come out of the shadows unless - unless there's something worth looking into."

"And you think," Yu started slowly. "You think they might be after - Alf?"

The wolf grinned again, sharp fangs glaring as he relaxed into his rope bindings. "I never knew that it had a name. How cute."

Yu's head shook with anger. In a single motion, she shot upwards and walked back into the boat - pushing past the boat tarps to get into the sleeping barracks. Yu flopped onto her wooly mat, screaming and punching the wooden flooring as all the failures of the past hour came up on her - the throwing stars, the scroll, acknowledging that the Jade Palace was housing a Seeker, then to top it all off - revealing Alf's name.

Then there were the words that were displayed on the scroll.

The words that brought back so many repressed memories.

She sobbed into her pillow.

. . .

The walk to Shen's tower was surprisingly peaceful.

Except for the occasional jab in the stomach from an over enthusiastic wolf, Po found the walk to the Tower of Sacred Flames - or Scorching Flames - or something to with flames - very uneventful, and actually quite scenic with a strong breeze, clear blue skies, and Gongmen's natural architecture. The Five and Alf kept a close watch on the guards, moving just ten feet behind them - making sure no wolves would needlessly injure Po on the trek there. It helped that the streets of Gongmen seemed emptied out by now, leaving a long path leading to a massive, stone-walled structure that housed Shen's tower.

By now, Po had guessed Tigress' basic train of thought: pretend to give up the Dragon Warrior, buy some time, locate where the cannon(s) were, and take Shen back in acupressure cuffs - probably the same ones that were looped around Po's paws right now.

Yet the plan only worked because of the unnecessary confidence of the wolf to Po's right - the mysterious Boss Wolf with a red tattoo that kept Po from looking directly at him.

The memories always came back if he did.

Po didn't like re-experiencing that. Again. And again. And again.

"I know you," Po whispered, avoiding eye contact with the Boss Wolf.

"No you don't, tubby," Zhong remarked quickly, also avoiding eye contact.

"Why is everyone so surprised to see me?" Po asked.

"Dunno."

"Why did all of your wolf buddies act like they were seeing a ghost?"

"I. Don't Know."

"Were they surprised to see me - or see a panda?"

THUNK.

"AGH!"

Po keeled forward, clenching his stomach. Zhong kept his fist in a curled position, shaking with anger.

"You keep messing with the wolf," Zhong iterated. "You're gonna get the fangs. Don't piss me off."

"Thank you," Po let out, as another pair of wolves hoisted him to his feet.

"For what?" Zhong growled in curiosity.

"Now I know you know something," Po mentioned triumphantly, speed walking ahead of Zhong.

The Boss Wolf snarled, turning his head down.

Ten feet behind the Boss Wolf, Po, and their associated entourage - the Five and Alf had their own little escort of wolves. These soldiers weren't nearly as aggressive as they were with Po, but they still pressed spears a bit too close for comfort to keep the five masters and masked figure at bay - this had irked Tigress more than once, who had already kicked two spears into the sky for prodding her a bit too much.

"I'm worried about Po," Viper whispered to Alf. "He's not acting like himself."

"Something about that tattoo is screwing with his head," Alf observed, watching Po keep his gaze downward and away from the Boss Wolf. "I shoulda asked him about it weeks ago…"

"You think he's still down to fight?" Mantis quietly noted.

"Absolutely not," Tigress confidently asserted. "We might as well pretend Po's gone for the rest of this mission. We've gotta plan it ourselves."

"What plan exactly?" Crane jutted in. "You've been even more stone-walled than usual over explanations lately."

"Just follow my lead," Tigress reiterated. "We can't be seen talking too much to each other. They're suspicious enough as is."

Alf groaned, watching the rest of the Five walk forward in silence. To his own personal annoyance, several wolves had already come up to him and asked if he - or rather she - could offer a "discount" on her "services" - and each time Alf was forced to put on the falsetto, he felt like bashing his head against a rock. This was yet another time to have Yu onboard - she was much better at manipulating thugs than Tigress was - and if Alf's battle with Tai Lung didn't prove anything else, it was direct evidence that one doesn't need kung fu to beat someone - or something.

"We're here." Zhong called out ahead of them.

Alf turned his gaze upwards, seeing the same huge stone walls they were walking to for so long - and the Courtyard as well, just peeking out from behind the closed gates leading into the Palace. Shen's tower stuck out majestically, spiraling into the sky.

They were going to meet the peacock.


A/N

Yet another drama-packed chapter! Also I give up on writing 3k word chapters now - story's become too complex for that. :D

I realize the teases into Alf's backstory are little by little, (Yu's as well) and usually intercut with a big emphasis on Po's stuff - but remember, we're not even halfway through KFP 2 yet. There's three movies! (And um - maybe some more from my end? ;)). Point is I have a LOOOOOT of time to build up Alf gradually, which will make the eventual payoff so much more rewarding. But yes - there is an actual backstory that's there, I'm just doing it piecewise.

So stick around. :D

Support is so great that I would I could put acupressure cuffs on all of you. Wait - does that even qualify as admiration?

Never mind you guys rock, okay?

~TW

P.S: I'm posting outside of my home country. Wow is the internet crazy… connecting people for so long...