? Don?t thinkMarian or any of the other servants will try to help you escape.? I am keeping you here with me, and if youplease me I shall keep you as ...y own, if not I will dispose of you.? Are we clear??Answer me yes or no, I?m getting weary of your screaming and swearingthough, so answer me as instructed or I will be forced to shock you.? Reid heldup the control for the electric collar around her neck.? ?Let me go,? Aryana replied viciously.? Reid turned the voltage up halfway and gaveher a. "He did? Oh... Huh. Yeah, I guess he did, didn't he?" What do you mean I messed me up?" I said, stepping up and looking over Suzi's shoulder."Well, you never look at us like that any more," Suzi explained. "You used to, but now you're always so... uhm..." Reserved. Like you're afraid to let too much out," Joey finished for her."I don't mean to," I said honestly. "At least I don't mean to any more."Suzi turned around, looked me in the eyes, and asked, "Why did you paint this, Timmy?" Why? I. First thing the following morning I called Joyce into my office."Joyce, what do you do with my old desk diaries?" I keep them in my desk drawer for the year, just in case we need to refer to them. Then I send them down to the archives. Why do you ask?" Can you get on to archives for me and find out if they can track the ones for 1986 and 1987?" Jesus, Mike, that's ancient history. I didn't even work for you back then. What do you need them for?" Personal reasons, Joyce. I need to check a few. Scratcher was standing in the doorway, one arm in a sling.“Thought I was gonna have to search the whole carrier for you,” he laughed.Jaeger rose to his feet and hurried over to his friend, trapping him in a bear hug, Scratcher wincing as he bumped into his arm.“Sorry,” Jaeger said, taking a step back and patting Scratcher on the shoulder. “I kept asking after you, but they wouldn’t tell me shit. Glad to see you’re still in one piece.”“More or less,” Scratcher replied, gesturing to his bandaged.