26 The weather was warm and sunny on Wednesday evening, absolutely perfect for an after-dinner excursion for Cammi and Carson to the playground. Connie texted her husband from the parking garage after work to let him know that she planned to feed them frozen pizzas for dinner, and then shoo them off to the park so she could attempt to contact Zianos for a third time. Connie hustled her family out the door and on their way to the playground by a couple of minutes after six. She quickly loaded the dinner dishes in the dishwasher and headed for Cammi’s bedroom. “Zianos, are you here this evening? I know it is only four days since we last chatted, but you never did tell me how long of a time you required to regain your energy level so you could materialize again.” Connie sat quietly in her u

