" Oh the price may be low, but I assure you this lamp is anything but cheap."John looked puzzled for a moment at the owner's comment, but he brushed a...ide the thought as he handed the little old man two dollars from his wallet. The old man handed the lamp in a bag to John and winked as the young man left the store with a VERY confused look on his face. John hadn't even intended to go in the store, much less buy something there. Now he had lamp that likely would only be taking up space until he. I was somewhat disappointed that I hadn't seen her this evening, but I was sure that she would understand why I wanted to help Eva like this.When I walked out of the building, Eva was standing next to the car and she opened the door for the backseat for me."Get it, you criminal!" she joked.It made me look around me, because I was afraid that one of my neighbors would have heard this and maybe could think the wrong thing about it. I was glad that I couldn't see anyone of them around.And so, I. I really didn't want to use such a method again.Another huge problem was that Velma and, to a lesser extent, Daphne both actively sought out mysteries. Any secrets or suspicious activity drew their attention like moths to flames, even more obsessively than our resident red-haired, bat-themed vigilante. Bringing in such personalities would be risky, given how many secrets there are our household, even with Alpha regularly monitoring them from within their own brains.The conceptual breakthrough. Following my simple "hello," shelet the conversation. "Hello Tricia, how did your class lectures gotoday? Did you wear the outfit I set out for you today? Did you lookgood on camera while you were lecturing?" "Yes Ann, I wore the outfit.I was a bit nervous about the black knit top and bralette. The crewneckline concealed the lacy bralette just fine and I could not make outany undergarment lines in the mirror or on a camera test. I even wentwith the light foundation you showed me. I did not wear.