"I suppose it'd make you mad if I called you Cranky, wouldn't it?"She giggled and said, "I don't think it'd make me mad, but most people call me Mary.... How about I call you Mary most of the time, but once in a while I may throw in a Cranky?"She giggled again and said, "That'd be okay." Who might you be, young man?" I asked, looking at the youngest boy."I'm Mike Justice." How old are you, Mike?" I'm seven." You weren't with the same wagon train we were on, coming out. I'd have remembered a fine. Afterthey finished cleaning the dishes, Amanda washed her hands. She thenturned away from Ben, and she started to walk back towards the deck.However, Ben stopped her when he leapt into her arms and kissed her.Amanda shivered as Ben looked at her from Lisa's body. "Sweetie, do you think that having a penis a hardship?" Ben asked inLisa's voice."What?" Amanda asked. Ben spread his legs. He scratched at his crotch as he mocked Amanda's newfound manhood. Suddenly, the thought ran through Amanda's. A part of me was constantly watching my surroundings. As I loaded the trash into my car, I noticed that someone who could do magic, was probing me.Damn. It was that girl who I had run into before. The last time, was when I had gone to see Markus, at the Hamilton. Ok, I was about to get some answers. I let her continue her probing while I sketched a spell in my mind.I tapped into a power line, and cast my snare. I got a sense of startlement.'Well, she would be real startled before I am done, ' I. He said, “It’s nice to see you again, Karen.”She smiled at him and said, “It’s good to see you, Mr. Biggers.”“Please, call me, Ed,” he replied. As he replied, Ellen came rushing into the room.John turned to Ellen and said, “It’s nice to see you again, Ellen.”Remembering her lesson from Ed and Sid, Ellen replied, “It’s nice to see you, John. If I may ask, is there a special reason that you are here?”Pleased that she went straight to the matter at hand, John replied, “Put the East Coast on alert..