Stan stopped by to offer his congratulations. Stan was a long time member of the firm; and, had taken Larry under his tutelage at the firm. Larry was ...rateful as he was new to the area and did not have family or friends in the town since moving here from college. “Congratulations on your new project assignment. Don’t make me look bad by screwing it up”, Stan chided with a sly grin. “Don’t worry; you will look like a genius!” Larry replied, his expression turning more serious. “I know you put in. He sympathised with her discontent and unease at her immediate job prospects.Then he switched to the subject of the theatre and asked what shows she had seen lately. When he heard that she had not been to the West End in years he slapped her playfully on the hand. "Well - we must surely do something about that! All that wealth of the world's finest talent to be seen day by day and you stick at home or in the pub! Shame on you, my girl! I'll be in touch after today is over! We must go to a few. Why can’t an Orc be heaventouched? No matter. Time to check them out.Humans are one of the shortest lived, but most prolific breeders in the Realms. Humans have a broader affinity for skills than other races. No special bonuses to race. Humans get five points to distribute per level.Right, the versatile Humans. No special abilities but good to make any build work. Why the focus on breeding? Never mind.Helltouched are not a true species of their own, but rather an echo of some distant ancestor’s. But I know the risk of having one is real.”“Again, treading a bit on Doctor Mercer’s territory, for you, self-harm will come from inappropriate risk-taking, not intentional self-harm.”I chuckled, “I avoid married women, Doc. It avoids the potential for serious harm from annoyed husbands.”“What about annoyed parents?” she asked with a smirk.“I’m not going to stop being a subversive!”“If you did, I’d be very concerned!”“I think all that’s left for me is to get the test results, which I am.