The Peacock 1468

Says George, "Here is the text I am going to send to Brother Bartholomew; "Hello Larry, it's George Aquino here, formerly from the abbey. Jeffery and I are in a state of transition and right now we are staying with a friend in Vancouver. It has been a long while since we last chatted. How about a get together soon. We have some questons that only you could answer and my friend and others we are staying with would really benefit from Knowing. Hope to hear from you soon." "Larry?" says Carl. "That's his civilian name. He has abandoned holy orders so it is better to respect that." "It's well-written", says Carl. Press send." "Done." And now a text from Eric. "I'm bored shitless. Do you have time to talk right now?" I mark his number. "Hi", he says in a rather pale and tenuous thread of a voice. "I have poeple over right now, but I could go in the bedroom and we can talk a few minutes on Skype. How's it going?" "I'm having nightmares. I was wondering if we could talk about them." "Sure..."