Portland Oregon, Sunday Afternoon

No matter how often he saw it, Billy's brain just seemed to refuse to adjust to the sight of the Baroness in disguise. As convenient as it was for them to meet on another Earth, sometimes they just couldn't resist a day together as a family on home turf.

Hence the disguise. Today Anastasia De Cobray was a flannel wearing, ponytailed blond with blue eyes and who talked like that guy from the paranormal monster of the week show.

She was especially fond of calling him "ya idjit".

In any case they were all having a grand time, when little Ana, in her excitement to get to Powell's bookstore, ran headlong into a familiar looking girl with pointed ears.