Upstairs I could hear Sara's, my sixteen year old daughter, stereo playing though not loudly enough to be disturbing as I settled back to enjoy the ta...e."Bollocks." I swore as the player made a grinding noise.Jumping out of my seat I ejected the tape and checked to see if it was damaged, thankfully it wasn't, next I put a tape on which I had recorded a film off the telly into the machine, the film was crap and I didn't mind if it got screwed. Starting the player I heard the same grinding noise,. I'm very happy that it was so special for her." Well, Tara it was really difficult for me," she actually let me get a few words in without interrupting. Wow, I'm on a roll. "I'm so in love with her I don't quite know how to explain it to you." You don't have to Tom, I understand." Knowing you, I'd bet money that she's already wearing some kind of big rock on her hand. Has she conned you into Victoria's Secret yet?" How the fuck --" Oh, such language," laughing loudly interrupting again. "That. "Tama stood up and approached cautiously, expecting to be in serious trouble over her blowing up the classroom and the practice dummy. "Yes sir," she asked quietly."Cadet, would you be kind enough to explain how you control your mana and abilities to such a fine degree please." Yes sir. When I was six, I suffered accidental exposure to one of the deadly cursed SoW totems. It caused a massive mana surge in me and I started losing control of my inherent talents right away. Master Eaglesclaw. All of them?" Yes, all of them. Somebody around here hasn't been pulling his weightin the laundry department and left it for me to do. I noticed that youhad a huge pile of dirty pants so I scooped them all up and washedthem. They should be done by now."Feeling a little guilty over his lack of help Charlie walked down thestairs to the utility room and opened the door of the dryer."Shelley, they're still wet."His wife appeared in the doorway. "They can't be, I turned the dryeron before going to.