Though, he'd found a couple good pieces and some with potential given various amounts of input and work, he could hardly believe how tired he was of r...ading hopeless crap. Oh, he could do it for a while -- he'd done it before -- but it seemed to him it was getting it dumped on him more than ever before, and he'd gotten no sign he was getting anywhere with it. Despite Michelle's claims to the contrary, it seemed to him he was getting stuck with the very thing he'd worried about in the working. He wordlessly held out a clear toiletry bag with a few essentials, which she took from him, and he left.Tegan gingerly got to her feet and went to the nearest showerhead, adjusting the water and just stood under it for a long time, letting the warm water cleanse her passively before she peeled off the ‘cheerleader’ top or made any effort to wash herself with the items provided to her. Once she was done she left the shower area where the coach offered her a towel and directed her to the bench. Maybe I too, would have acted out just like Lacey. In this case, though, the more likely result would be Lauren being affected the most. I had no genuine relationship with my father that I could remember, but Lauren was four years older, and she would have stronger memories and emotional attachment to our father.Maybe I thought of her as a possible addition to my harem because I understood, to a degree, the loss she felt; but the rational part of my mind reminded me that sympathy should not be. .. what was it called..." Fictionmania." Answered my aunt Rose. "Yes, Fictionmania." Agreed my mother. "I knew you were reading those stories, and that's when I began to hear about the new Virility Law the government instituted to help young men find their place in life. Now, you won't go wandering off to the homosexual community or get involved with crime, or make a young, deserving woman unhappy by pretending to be a real man." I'm... I'm not a girl... I don't care what they do to me..." I.