I wouldn’t be surprised if his subconscious is working to separate out the good stuff from the junk.” Amanda caught my eyes. I tuned in to her tho...ghts. “Don’t tell Jules,” she sent to me all of a sudden.I sent her back a confused nudge.“Her getting all nerdy about powers and stuff makes me horny,” she sent. “Don’t tell her. I don’t want her to feel bad or weird or anything.”I looked closer at Amanda’s aura. Sure enough, there were streaks of purple in it, swirling about with a bunch of other. Brad was convinced she saw him like a little brother and wanted to look out for him.The evening flew by and all the staff cleaned up and even got some set up jobs done for the next shift.At the end the girls usually chatted before driving off, Brad had a feeling Tammy might wait around but she didn't seem to notice him, so he said his good byes and headed off to walk to his apartment.He got less than a few minutes away when he heard a beep and saw lights approaching. When he turned round the. Instead of following it I accepted a hug from each of my ladies and we walked along the tunnels until we reached the command post.Inside we found Terrence, Yvette, Timothy and the twins entertaining Barbara while watching the scanner readouts. They saw me and a cheer went up. "No more Sa'arm today!" Tiffany cried out. I could tell it was Tiffany because the other sponsors had finally ganged up on the twins and demanded that the two always wear different colors to identify them. Tamara got blue. The smell was nearly overpowering and the girl held her nose tightly with one hand as the other felt around for the light switch.As the unshielded light in the unfinished basement flickered, the girl heard the noise again, this time louder, more distinctive. It seemed as though something sticky and wet were prying itself loose from the concrete floor, before rolling back into itself. For a moment, Katrina thought she saw the shadows move, as though the thing were hiding from the light.Her heart.