Dont move!, Erin ordered as she got up from the bed, went to the dresser and reached way behind a drawer. Carrying something white and folded into the...bathroom, she told Beth that she would be right back. The five minutes seemed like an eternity for Beth until the bathroom door opened and Beth received the second biggest surprise of the morning. Erin had slicked back her already short brown hair, parted it on the side and had it combed in a boys style. She was wearing a tee shirt and a pair of. She looked up, her eyes sparkling. "Like what you see?"Tristan's cheeks burned, and he wished the floor would open up and swallow him. He stammered an apology.She laughed. "Hey, don't look so worried, I was only teasing you. My name is Dionysia, what's yours?" She held out a slim hand to Tristan.He took a deep breath hoping his burning cheeks did not look as bad as they felt and shook her hand. "My name is Tristan." Well hello, Tristan. It looks as though we will be working together."There was. His reference to me had steadily progressed from “Ms. Cariston” to “Laura” to “Ma’am” as my position in the group had evolved. I knew what he was suggesting from the last trip. Instead, I heard Hein’s voice.“That’s okay, Bob, I’ll do the honors.” I put my case on a seat, pulled my hair out of the way and smiled back at him. He lowered the zipper at the back of dress until it reached the bottom just below my waist. He slipped the straps from my shoulders and lowered the dress for me to step out. One of the Silent-Ones came in as well. They all looked alike and Zwhehzwheneu did not know if they had any individual names. While they had no mouths and no acoustic voices. The Jellies were able to morph into another form, but they could do so only once and were unable to simulate acoustic communication for some reason.The Silent-One before him was masking as a Thought Police agent, like many.Zwhehzwheneu, like all Kermac, had a Mind Shield in his beard, and it was of the highest quality, but.