Conditioned ... to be so dedicated to you?”John stopped and paused for a moment, thinking long and hard about each of the girls before he answered s...riously, “Honestly, no, I don’t think so. I worried about it a lot when we first found out, and as you said, if they’ve been ‘modified’ to love being with me, then their opinion is compromised. However, they’ve all sworn blind that they would make the same decision again in a heartbeat, and they’ve been extremely convincing in their arguments.”“How. "Sounds like a Pig and we can smell smoke" I know this is the two ole gibbers that have now complained nine times in five hours... Well Auntie has to go and investigate,Health and Safety and all that.With my room passcard, in one hand and my clutch bag under my arm I strode in my Laboutain heels, black silk stockings and tight blouse with split a-line skirt.Arriving at my destination, I knock loudly... Hello I am the duty manager, we have concerns about the noise from your room!!!! No answer. The sharp tones ordering my instant appearance: "Go fetch that damn Mage" rang through the door as I raised my fist to knock. The phrase was perhaps, injurious to my self-esteem; but they were, without doubt, a golden opportunity; one any Mage would have to rise to.Changing my mind in mid-movement, I pushed the door open wide, and stalked majestically within."Your Grace requires my assistance?"A bit pompous, perhaps, but my brief and imperious glance around the room convinced me that they were. Tessa made her way across the small hall to her bedroom. When inside she pulled the curtains shut and gave herself another quick once-over with her towel. After hanging the damp bath towel on the radiator Tessa pulled on a pair of pyjama bottoms and an old t-shirt. While putting on her slippers she heard the sound of the television coming from the sitting room. 'Guess the girls forgot to turn it off,' she thought.She flicked off the light in her room before leaving and crossed the hallway to.