Well, if it's twisted, I suspect I'm starting to suffer from it as well, as I'm beginning to like the woman myself.
OK, timelines ....I suspect I might need to add something to make that clearer but in the meantime ... Lyle's lot had sherpered stuff into the Crowll the day they lost Kermit. That's usual when you're setting up for a big trip. Get the kit down there in advance. So, on the day Helen brings Kermit back, the divers would have gone underground early that morning, the other trip elsewhere would probably have started even earlier. Rescue call outs are always set several hours after your actual time out to allow for unforseen problems and lots of call outs tend to be set for early or even late evening to allow plenty of time. So when the dive went ahead they were oblivious of problems elsewhere as they hadn't happened yet.
Lyle and his lads have simply been playing around in their spare time. It wasn't an SF thing, they were just helping the locals. You'll find out in the next part why his fingers have been pricking .....
Anyway, hope this helps, and if the story does get confusing, just yell, and I'll try and insert more explanation. I might be a bit too deep in my own particluar sand-box here to tell if I'm making sense or not!
I think I've worked out how to fit a bit of smut in soon ..... *grins back*
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OK, timelines ....I suspect I might need to add something to make that clearer but in the meantime ... Lyle's lot had sherpered stuff into the Crowll the day they lost Kermit. That's usual when you're setting up for a big trip. Get the kit down there in advance. So, on the day Helen brings Kermit back, the divers would have gone underground early that morning, the other trip elsewhere would probably have started even earlier. Rescue call outs are always set several hours after your actual time out to allow for unforseen problems and lots of call outs tend to be set for early or even late evening to allow plenty of time. So when the dive went ahead they were oblivious of problems elsewhere as they hadn't happened yet.
Lyle and his lads have simply been playing around in their spare time. It wasn't an SF thing, they were just helping the locals. You'll find out in the next part why his fingers have been pricking .....
Anyway, hope this helps, and if the story does get confusing, just yell, and I'll try and insert more explanation. I might be a bit too deep in my own particluar sand-box here to tell if I'm making sense or not!
I think I've worked out how to fit a bit of smut in soon ..... *grins back*