oh, heck, you lost that a long time ago... you've stayed with Elf how long? And took some considerable trouble to *rescue* a child...

nevermind that they'd still like to barbecue you for where you were going the other night.... hmph. Over my dead body. Which they'd have to dig out of the spent cartridges.

(what was that damiana_swan said, something about the religious right's worst nightmare, an *armed and trained* bi pagan woman?)