Hey Pa, I said, you know what I think would be a good idea? If either I and/or--wait-- yeah, Jason and/or I came in at seven on some days. I dont think so. Why not? It doesnt seem... natural. We talked some more about the pros & cons of it. Jason had suggested it. We both wanted to do it partly so the shop might get more business, but mostly because we thought it would be fun to open early together. We were in the living room at Dads house. He was Dad, but he was also Alvin. Jason was Jason, but he was also what--not exactly brother, more like adventurer-friend. There had been something scary in the basement when I was looking for my shoes. I looked back at the woodbox-alcoves at the other end as I was heading for the stairs, saying, firmly as to try to dispel my own quavering, I know you.... There were many people in the house; it was some kind of faculty type party or something. The house had more rooms than usual, but still a circular topology.