The weather was better as I flew north back to the ‘Lou. Like all urban areas, Saint Louis is a heat island. The masonry, concrete, and asphalt abso...b and store thermal energy. Because of the overnight release of this stored heat energy it had remained above freezing there. It had actually been colder south of the ‘Lou, Both Jonesboro and Cape Girardeau had snowfall and worse, ice.The ‘Lou sits at a geographic point where three weather systems converge. It has predictably unpredictable weather.. "Now, let's get you processed!"He went to his desk and pushed a button."Jim, Eleanor Stevens is all ready for new employee orientation. Are you ready for her?" Sure," said the intercom. "Just how ready is she?" Well, I doubled the dose, given her size. It seems to be a little too much but she's coherent enough to answer questions." That's all I need," said the intercom. "Bring her down." All right then, Ellie!" he exclaimed. "Let's turn you into a BimboTech Girl!"Eleanor giggled. This day. Before my visioncleared, I heard car doors slam and the sound of the car taking off,spraying my thin, naked body with gravel!I turned as fast as I could and tried to stumble after them, but I fellto my knees thanks to the ridiculous heels and could only watch themdisappear down a tiny, single track road.I was kneeling in a lay-by somewhere extremely rural. There were nohouses anywhere nearby, only fencing with farm animals munching grass. Istood up, shivering, clutching at my nearly naked body. I’d always been terrible about guessing women’s ages. She was pretty but had done a dozen things to detract from her natural beauty. The most obvious detractors were her piercings: garish nose stud, eyebrow ring, lip ring, and a dozen ear piercings spread out on either ear. She wore makeup that made her skin look pale and pasty, almost like a cadaver on a bad day. Her cropped brunette hair that dipped over her right eye had broad stripes of bright red and blue luminescent paint in it. Partly.