he remained with that ship until transferred to the Marine barracks in Brooklyn, New York on December 14, 1850. Reassigned to the  on January 23, 1851, he re-enlisted on May 9 of that year, and served aboard the North Carolina (or the ) before transferring to the  on August 4, 1851. Reassigned to duties at the Philadelphia Naval Barracks on October 30, 1852, he then continued to serve on land in Washington, D.C. and Norfolk, Virginia until assigned to the USS Mississippi on November 22 of that year. Reassigned to land duties at the Brooklyn Naval Barracks on April 26, 1855, he re-enlisted for another tour of duty on May 9, and was transferred briefly to Roanoke before being reassigned to the  (July 3), wherethat you have your vocabulary back, I really need to see Mr. O’Bannon.”

Her first thought was how this guy got past security, but she dismissed the notion when the mental image of the building’s 80-year-old security guard flashed through her head. Her second contemplation, even stranger, was how he got away with carrying that realistic-looking scythe on a city bus. Of course, they did live in Los Angeles.

Must be part of some gag, she thought. Probably one of the clerkss who kept hitting on her from the costume shop down the street. Last week a knight in shining armor came calling. The week before that it had been someone in a Darth Vader outfit.

This guy was plain weird, and Halloween was months away. She had to admit it