So powers are dealt with. Wejust gotta figure out how to use 'em, then practice. Easy peasy. Next?"Dan wrote down 'Activation' and 'Control' under pow...rs, and circledthem. Then looked at the list. "Next is father, not that we can controlthis one any. We should at least discuss it though."Everyone present suddenly sobered. Sam looked up. "Can't we do this onelast?"Dan shook her head. "No, actually, I think that this one goes here. Weneed to plan out some things here first. And we should have. “Your mother had her belly button pierced, too? And she knew what you were doing?”“Yeah, we went with a friend who had been done already. We watched Mom get her navel done, then I did mine, then I just said, ‘Screw it!’ and took off my bra and had my babies done.”“Holy shit!” He flicked the dangles on my nipples, leaving the flesh alone, and it made a very pleasant sensation compared to biting them. “I’m sorry. How long do you think you’ll be in pain?”“I’m not in pain, honey. It’s just that we. Amanda Glenn had been fingering her self through her trousers; just like Victoria all those years back in the dark tent. Kate felt her whole body shake in revulsion."Get a grip of yourself" Jenna chided gently "Taylor needs our attention."With a great mental effort Kate brought her attention back to the small figure on the table."I need you to clamp these vessels while I cut, now clamp them well, I don't want whatever is in them all over the theater."The first cut was made without a problem,. Mom was relieved when I made it back to the car."See? No problem," I said as I slid into the passenger seat."I still don't like this," she said."I know. I promise I won't make a habit of it." Hmm," was all she said as she drove us home.I put the girls off for a few minutes, until I could call and make arrangements to meet Marcus, Jonathan, and Carter Talmon in Ted's hotel room the next morning. I made sure to impress on Marcus and Jonathan the need to keep the full scope of what happened away.