1951

But the revelation of divine splendour is less than  momentary and again, in our presence, a handsome twenty something dude in T shirt and shorts is seated among us.  It also appears that for now we are all opting for collective denial, and together, despite where we have been in the past twenty-four hours, all we see is some random stranger named Ethan who has just sought our hospitality. "The question remains, " says Melissa, "Of where we are all going to sleep after tonight should the remains be discovered." "Oh my god", groans Carl, "Why didn't I think of that before.  Look, the house is almost ready, but there are no beds, not a stick of furniture.  We can't get everything in just a few hours.  We have to think." "I'm texting Carol right now", says Melissa, "She has a couple of extra bedrooms." "Wait a minute", say I, "what about Maureen?  They were taking possession of her house today and she has extra room." "I am texting her right now", says Carl.  "How about you, Chris?" "George and Jeffrey are still in the apartment as far as I know, and Jesús has returned to Colombia, so that frees up one room anyway, because Erik will be staying with us, but, there is also an extra room with a bed in the basement"