Nice girl but kinda quiet.’ When I tore my eyes away from Sharon’s face, I immediately recognized the other card players as my friends. ‘Hey m...n, I’m late for History class. See ya around one. Did you remember to bring a doob?’ he asked. ‘Yeah…yeah I did,’ I answered but I was preoccupied with meeting Sharon. When Carla saw me, her face lit up. ‘Well, well, well, if it isn’t B.M.O.C.,’ she said. Suddenly, I felt shy and a little irritated. Ever since Carla discovered that I was going to be. .." Computer!" I snapped. "Never give away the trick!" There was a moment of silence."Ah. I see. I beg your pardon, Hero." Trick?" said Seph. "I see now. That's why you called it magic." She started grinning."It's called sleight of hand. Or prestidigitation. Or legerdemain. I do it to entertain people, including myself. I don't do it to frighten beautiful, intelligent, loving ... trusting ... blue-eyed ... blonde..." I lost track of where I was going with that as my lips closed on hers."I think. They had to leave the village following their assigned directions and spend all day in the forest. Their objective was to show they could think like a healer, then return to the village by the start of the fourth quarter.“First to return was Thyrhonda, bearing a stack of firewood.”There were a few nods of approval from the audience.“Second to return was Phyllendra with a selection of mushrooms ... all poisonous.”I noticed several of the audience shake their heads at how anyone could be so. I slowly striped off my clothes and dressed as I was expected to, the heels were tricky to walk in and I had trouble keeping my balance. I crossed the complex as instructed and worried about being seen from the street. I reached the next unit and found a note with some make up and a broken mirror. The note instructed that I put on the mascara, lips sticks and make up and to do a good job. Trembling I followed the instructions as best I could and read the rest of the note. I was instructed to.