The Peacock 1864

Lan has just escorted into our midst Lazarus and Jason, both of them looking lost and bewildered as they sink into the two armchairs near the extra doorway. "So do tell us how you got here", says Carl, who appears to have already made himself completely at home here. Jason suddenly lights up, his face like that of a small child getting out of bed on Christmas morning and stumbling into a living room with tons of exquisitely wrapped presents glittering underneath the Christmas tree. "I'm back", he announces, almost laughing.  "I can't believe it.  I never would have guessed I would ever see this place again."  Then, grabbing his partner's arm, says in his ear, but for all of us to hear, " Sable.  See.  Look all around you  This is the place I was telling you all about."  Then looking at our eternally youthful host, "And now I know you, I know who you are.  You never came out and identified yourself to me the first time I was here and you wouldn't leave my side. But..." "You already knew me, Jason.  Just as you know me now." Lazarus is silent, furtively glancing around. "Sable,  this isn't a dream.  We are here.  We finally got here." "How did you  both get here", say I. "We were just opening the front door to get into your house", says Lazarus, then pointing to Lan who has returned to standing by Lindstrom's side, "And there she was standing on the other side of the threshold..."