Two are very well connected. We need a bit more information to nail this down. If you can get something positive from the Bartenellis, this thing coul... turn fast." So, I'm staying," Downs said more as a confirmation than anything else."Yes. You and the Bartenellis will stay and get those printouts you told me about. Then you three are flying out, as well. The new team that flew in is high profile. There's another six that just arrived, and they are undercover. I half expect the Bartenellis. You'll need to take me early to get my hair done. I cannot go to that meeting looking I've just recovered from the dead. Then, to my house to get dressed and we'll be off."Sheila had only seen Madeline in hospital gowns and workout clothes. When the older woman came from her dressing room, Sheila was stunned. Madeline looked glamorously professional and walked briskly in her navy pumps. Sheila said, "You do look a lot better than in that hospital garb." I hate to be so vain, but I do like to. Surprisingly, conversation was fairly normal. I expected it to be a bit awkward knowing what was in store for us later that evening but she made no mention of anything or even any indication something was different.I began to doubt what Amy was saying by the time we were done and headed back to the room.Once we got back, I changed into my bed shorts and a t-shirt and sat on the bed. Hannah headed into the shower without saying anything. I started playing a mind numbing game and wasn’t paying. We were determined to fight back. After all, I was inspired by the history of my own world, with the Stonewall riots, for instance.This time, I spared one of them for the moment, but I sliced off his balls and cauterized the wound with a heated knife. He shrieked in agony, but he got the point. I wanted information, and if he gave it to me, I’d let him keep his dick at least. I wasn’t keen on castration, but it was an effective threat and means of coercion, wasn’t it? Besides, as someone noted.