“Still, I’m not understanding…”“I can’t date; they won’t let me. They monitor my phone and my e-mails. They track me through an app. The...e’s still a fucking child-lock on our internet service and they know every site that I visit.”“Well, I’m sure that…”“It’s not like I’m a virgin or anything. I had a boyfriend at college. I need sex. I should be allowed to have sex. It’s not fair!” She was breathing hard.“Why don’t you just move out?”“I can’t afford it; not with my car loan and my student. “Maurice, are you ready?”We all heard what sounded like an echo when both Michael and our accompanist said, “Yes,” which made us all laugh.Nodding to Michael I said, “Go ahead”...BELLE “Papa ... if I ask you something, will you answer me honestly?”MAURICE “Don’t I always?”BELLE “Do you think I’m ... odd?”MAURICE “My daughter odd? Where did you get an idea like that?”(The underscoring begins.)BELLE “I don’t know. It’s just that, well, people talk.”MAURICE “They talk about me -- too.”(The singing. ” “Oh, er... our beautiful volunteer, Rachel will now go backstage to prepare for our Grand Finale. But, for you now, we have another treat. Please, welcome on to the stage, the three lovelies who've been serving you drinks all night - Heather, Charmaine and Bridget... with their very special friend Anthony.” The trio of busty waitresses, still in their skimpy uniforms, and a tall, lean black guy made their entrance from the opposite side of the stage as the MC guided Ruth through the side. ”“If they bother to wait that long,” said Rosie. “They could make them a slave immediately and probably get as much selling them to a different House as a plaything.”“Probably with less exposure if they did it that way as well,” said Zara.“We’ll find out in a couple of minutes,” said Colin as Yana struggled back onto the bridge with three of the silver cases.“Here’s your armour,” she said, “I’ll get mine and the weapons now.”“Don’t bother with your armour,” said Colin before she could leave,.