I saw a short, slightly plump Chinese woman with shimmering black hair down to her waist struggling inside a giant bathrobe. Maia couldn't have been o...e inch over 5'2" now. In spite of the plumpness she seemed very petite, almost tiny. Odd. She didn't look quite like the girl in the photos either. "Oh, Whonda. Pleeth help me!" Maia had a lisp! I helped Maia to her feet. As I did, I took her hand. WOW! She was wearing an engagement ring AND wedding band! Neither ring had been there before.. The box is made of sapient pearwood and varnished with the sap of the magical Jumanjus tree. This makes it inherently magical and very easy to meld to your own uses, if you have the right training or natural power (and with a little luck or both). It also attracts those of said power, or in lack of those, anyone who has the right sort of spirit to finish the game. Anyone near the box with the right spirit is able to hear the sound of drums, coming from the box luring in new players to find the. ’ He turned to his computer terminal, accessed a city directory program, and punched in the address. ‘Benjamin Sanders,’ Tim said, reading from the screen. ‘Apartment 1A, 2769 Emerson.’ He pushed a button and the computer printed out that information. ‘Now,’ he said, ‘let’s see what Department of Motor Vehicles records will tell us about Mr. Sanders.’ He did more work on the computer and another screen came up. ‘Benjamin Sanders, date of birth October 20, 1950. Brown hair, blue eyes. Height. After all he is a lot older than you and I really don't think it's all that good of an idea, but he is a good friend and I said I would." You would what?" Becky!! He wants to take you to the prom, but thought that a senior and freshman wouldn't look so good. I told him that shouldn't make a difference, and then he asked if I though you would go. I said I didn't know, ask her but I guess I got chumped into being the guinea pig."Well, it didn't take me long to let Roger know what my answer was..