It's a Guild matter, now."He looked around carefully before stepping out of an alley. The street was still busy, even this long after dark. Soldiers i... groups of three or more, never only one or two at a time, wandered from one tavern to another. Shadowy figures slid by on dubious errands, but most of the passers by seemed bent on legitimate business."Hey, there," an officious voice boomed. "Who are you, and where are you going?"Chinzel faced about at the soldier's command, fishing a rolled. " Jesus!" Your record is stuck, little brother." How... ?" How did I come by all you see?" To start with, yes." From 1917 to 1986, my immediate past life, I lived as a man in London, England, but traveled widely. I was an anthropologist and an archeologist. I was also very wealthy, so I used that life to gather the antiques and artifacts you see around you, and made arrangements to pass the collection on to the person who would be me in my next incarnation. That person turned out to be Sandra. Your job decided to close early, as well as many other establishments, because of an outbreak of an infectious disease spreading, one that you've heard has been heading toward your town. Not many people seemed too worried though, since news reports have claimed that the government had everything under control. But now the city was advised to go home and stay indoors until further notice. You're a bit skeptical about all this. A massive plague? They made it seem like AIDS was a huge deal, but as. JESSIE: (surprised) What are you talking about?JAMES: (still crying) (sobs) Oh, I want to be a... a... GIRL!JESSIE: Really?JAMES: Yes. That's why my family stays away from me. And why do youthink I dress in ladies' clothes all the time when we wear those baddisguises?JESSIE: I should have known. Come on in.(Jessie escorts James into her place, which looks like a typical suburbanhome. James sits on the couch, while Jessie walks offstage to getdressed.)JAMES: Remember that magic trick you did.
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