Gryok let out a screeching cry. A moment later another eagox landed onShine's front lawn. This one was even larger than Gryok or Flaxok.*Hello, Trance... It's an honor to help you.**Brok? You're ...**Not human? Not all telepaths are, Trance. You should know that**We've been friends since I received my powers. Why did you never tellme you were an eagox?**It never came up? Now will you accept the help of an old friend ornot?*"It would be an honor to ride with you, Brok." Trance got on the back. It seems so strange to make this admission,since thoughts of that day now excite me to a point at which I mustseek some sort of relief.My "ordeal", as I felt it then, began with my desire to play theteasing innocent. The previous week, while passing a thrift storewindow, my gaze chanced upon what I can only assume had once been afigure skating costume.It was really quite a simple, though attractive garment: a very cutedress consisting of a blue satin bodice and an extremely short skirt. He poured us both a glass of wine and placed salads in front of us. When all was perfect he nodded and strolled away. "Mandi, you can't be doing that in public." Why not?" Well, first off, it's embarrassing. Plus we could get thrown out or arrested." You prude! Of course it is embarrassing. It is meant to be and as for being tossed out, I think Mario might enjoy the show." With that she switched on the toy and watched me squirm for a few moments. Then the maddening device was switched off and. ”Once again, we banged on the door. Once again, nothing.“I'm Emily,” she said. “I'm Josh,” I said.“This is a shitty way to meet, isn't it?” Emily said.“Tell me about it.”Resigned to what appeared to be a weekend trapped in an elevator, I sat down and opened my back pack. I carried it around with me the way a woman carries her purse. I reached in and grabbed a bag of chips and a bottle of water.“Want some chips?” I asked Emily.“How's that for Christmas dinner?” she laughed.“So what do you do?”.