Claire quickly asked, "Dad, I heard about the terror attack last night. Are you and Mom alright?"

Jacob waved her off nonchalantly, "Oh, we're fine—heck, we got 100 grand in compensation out of it!"

Then, he sighed unhappily. "It's a shame you kids weren't there with us. If you were, you'd each get that much too."

Claire quickly pressed, "What on earth happened? Tell us!"

Jacob let them both inside, and told them all about the misadventures they had, naturally spicing up the details.

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