She picked it up, dusted it off, and replaced the old batteries, which had fallen out of it and under an old sofa with a new pair of batteries fresh f...om the store.The jury-rigged machine long abandoned as useless junk activated and reset its long dormant programming to the original bodies in the house that had been programmed into it from day one as John was programming the device for experimentation those many years ago. It had taken a while for the teenager to find the opportunity to get. The music, a semi-sensual groove of drums and guitars, made her want to dance. Although the lyrics didn’t make sense. What the heck was an Astro-Creep?Jason whirled into view, his arms windmilling. He noticed her and tried to stop, but momentum pushed him against a taller, thinner boy. The thin boy gawked at her before catching a third boy’s forearm against his temple. Like dominos, Jason, thin-boy, and the forearm swinger, tumbled together into a sweating, writhing heap. The stereo speakers. For a long time Maureen was perfectly content to accept his kisses and caresses. He made her feel wanted, cherished, special, but she could see the changes he was experiencing, and with each kiss and caress she was feeling warmer and wetter. Her body was sending signals to her just like Cal’s was to him. She knew something was going to have to happen. She took her left hand and rested it on the inside of his upper thigh. She didn’t try to touch him anywhere else, she kept returning him kiss for. It was a quick drive to the mall on a Sunday. My main concerns were cameras and the location of her car. They had cameras at the entrance/exit and at each end of each aisle, plus good coverage near the doors. But there was nothing focused on individual spots. Her car was still there, untouched. It was in a corner slot, outside of camera view, so Darnel couldn’t back up the tapes to see her get out. I also spotted where I could make the drop. Less than an hour later we were back at the Fort. No.