December 05, 1999
Dearest Jane,
It was so good seeing you again! I thought Booker was playing some sort of cruel joke, talking about you like that, but when he brought you to me... I could have kissed him. He won all kinds of good karma from me. I will not forget his gift.
I cannot believe six hours can pass so quickly. I could have cursed the sun for rising and making us part again. I understand that you had some place else you had to be, just as I did, but I just wish you could have been there when I awoke the next night. I still had... have so much more to say to you. I know you read my letters, but it is so different in person; body language, facial expressions and the like. Well, hopefully, Booker will let us visit again, soon.
I am glad we talked about what happened when I last saw you. I never wanted to hurt you. I never wanted us to part like that. I... I am sure this is not something you want to talk about. I am just glad we got things settled. I will leave it at that.
I finally had a talk with Booker about my nightmares. Apparently, he has had to combat them, too. He has suggested learning about lucid dreaming and was pleased to hear that I had already considered it. I mentioned my unfounded notion that, somehow, this place was causing my nightmares. He agreed with me. Especially when I described one of them for him. There is something very unusual about Contra Costa County. Something I believe we need to discover.
It looks like some of the Chantry's upcoming tasks will involve investigating this particular region. Especially for the unknown supernatural phenomena that I have been sensing recently. At first, I thought it might be nothing more than the subconscious build up of the "Year 2000" mass hysteria. But, after my conversation with Booker, I am not so sure. He believes that there is 'something' growing here... a Darkness. I am tending to agree with him. Such a thought makes me shiver though.
As always, I will keep you up-to-date as best I can, my friend.
Love,
Kayley
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