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Skinjacking for Fun and Profit

The followingexpedition to a nearby roadside caf茅 "No disrespect is etically, "but like it or not, we skinjackers do have needs"

Mikey could see how estion He could also see how much she tried to hide it

"Yeah, yeah," said Squirrel "Needs Like we need to sit inside a nice, juicy fleshie, and enjoy their nice juicy bacon cheeseburger"

"Why should I care if you skinjack?" Mikey said "Do whatever you want"

Then Milos turned to Allie "You should join us," he said "I can see you are in need"

"She doesn't need anything," said Mikey

But Allie said, "I can speak for myself, Mikey" Then she looked at Milos, and said, "Thank you for the invitation, but I'd prefer not to"

This, Mikey kneas a lie--he knew she really did want to go, but instead she stayed with Mikey as the other three left It was a good feeling to know she chose to say with him, but that was te her suffer

"Tell ush about Mary the Shky Witsch"

"Yeah, yeah, tell us"

Milos, Moose, and Squirrel had coood spirits It was dark now and all five of thehway shoulder Like Allie, these three other skinjackers enjoyed the act of sleeping-- a totally unnecessary thing for an Afterlight Mikeyto adhere to a living sleep cycle because that's what Allie preferred Now he realized itskinjackers It was just oneMikey feel like the odd man out

"Iz it true the Shky Witsch iz beautiful?"

"Is it true she rides in a giant balloon? Huh, huh?"

Apparently Moose and Squirrel wanted bedtime stories as they sat there in a sht of their afterglows

"Do we really need to talk about this?" said Mikey

"Of course not," said Milos "If you would rather not" But then he added, "I ah I have never re-- and you know both!"

Well, Allie was the one who dropped their names, Mikey decided to let her field the questions

"So, so you're friends with there--Nick, I mean--is my friend," Allie said

Moose shook his helre"

"Nick's NOT an ogre Or at least I don't think he is--I haven't seen hi time," Allie said "We died in the same car accident"

Both Moose and Squirrel looked over at Milos when she said that Mikey wondered why, and wondered if Allie noticed

"Sho what about the Shky Witch?" asked Moose

"Her nahtower," Allie said

"I know, I know," said Squirrel excitedly "I seen her books!"

"Her real na further and further out of the loop "Mary's just her nored hi you read in those books," Allie said "She lies and makes stuff up when it suits her"

"She does not have nice things to say about skinjackers," Milos said "Still, I would like to "

"That's not the word I would use," Allie said "She lures souls in, and traps the day after day, forever"

"And," added Mikey, "she's my sister"

The others looked at hi

"Yeah, yeah," Squirrel scoffed, "and the McGill is , which just made Mikey more annoyed