Sal's Reality, Port aux Basques: The Official Road Trip Thread

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"So." Sal leaned on the hood of the van, sneaking in one more cigarette before they left for Florida. It was quite the sight: the massive maroon vehicle was stuffed to the rafters with luggage, snack food, and had a full tank of gas.

"So?" Ven was staring at her from the other side of it, completely amused at his mentor's stressed outlook. In all the years he'd known the woman, he'd never seen her really lose her cool - but she was coming close.

"So we've got ourselves reservations for the eight o'clock boat. And it's ten after six and we needs to get goin else we misses our spot. An' Mu launches in exactly forty-eight hours and..."

Ven stooped down to pick up Shae, who had barrelled down the stairs with her still-yawning mother in tow. "And we'll get there just fine. Didn't you say she had a portal waiting for you in North Sydney, anyway?"

Sal extinguished her cigarette and blew the smoke away from Shae, watching Jav, Kurt, and Vic come down the stairs hauling the rest of the luggage. "Yes, yes, and yes, but still, b'y, I hates bein' late." She held out her arms in response to Shae's attempt to get closer to her grandmother. "Give her here, look..."

She was interrupted by a loud bang that sounded like it was coming from her kitchen. She looked at Shae, who was grinning.

"D'you know what all that noise is?" she asked the toddler.

"Nope," the little girl shook her head, brown curls bouncing around.

"Want t' go find out with me?"

"Yeah!"

They went up the stairs together, Sal maneuvering Shae into a piggy-back position. "I betcha it's Leeroy. It always is."

"Uncle 'Roy is funny," Shae declared. "He's always doin' somethin'." The girl had a slight Newfie twang and it amused Sal to no end.

"Yes, b'y."

They opened the front door and peered into the kitchen where Sam had Leeroy in a headlock.

"Do I want t' know?" Sal asked resignedly. "Or should I just yell at the load of ye to get yer butts downstairs 'fore I loses it?"

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-Can't you sense Him?- She bit her lip to hold in the laughter.

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The smile was audible in her voice. -Although I know Who you're speaking about, no, I can't. It comes with the territory, I'm afraid.-

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Meanwhile, Sadri was looking around with interest, as though she was trying to look clearly upon something that wouldn't stay still.

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Mykayla bit her lip. "Jav...."

"Yeah, b'y?" he said without taking his eyes from Sadri except to glance at Vic, who was looking toward the couch with a huge grin.

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"Don't mind me," Sadri said, obviously distracted as her eyes settled on Mykayla. "Just..."

She neglected to finish her thoughts.

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"God wants you know that He's forgiven you. He paid for what you did with his own life." Mykayla's voice was so low that Jave actually thought he'd felt it instead of hearing it. He was about to ask her what she ment when what felt like a wind slammed into him, shoving against his soul.

He gasped, his mouth falling open as he keeled over right off the couch.

"Bullseye." Vic chortled and went back to his kitchen work.

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"That's..." Sadri paused. "Impressive."

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"Yup!" said Rhea cheerfully from where she sat on the floor next to Jenny, who was purring softly.

Jav was too busy just laying there and soaking in a bigger peace than he'd ever felt in his life. Somebody was there, Somebody so big that it should of scared the crap out of him, but he was too busy feeling contented and a little hammered to care.

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A feeling of alarm seemed to emanate from Jeimu before the mental links she'd established with everyone vanished, and their minds were left in silence.

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Vic staggered, then looked around wildly as the feel of the Spirit moving vanished from the room.

Jav gave out a cry of pain at the sudden absence of the Presence and of his wife. "No! Mu!"

Mykayla's eyes had gone round as saucers.

Out in the car Sam started in Leeroy's arms and looked up. "Jeimu?" -Jeimu?-

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Leeroy looked down at Sam, and then skywards, marveling at how suddenly Jeimu seemed to wink out of existence. "Where the fierfek did she go? Did somethin' happen?"