"We have frequent parties down here. All the furniture gets moved against the walls, so we have a nice dance floor. One of my friends is a DJ, so he u...ually provides music and a light show. You two should come to the next one. And don't worry, there is always a mix of people so that you won't be the only "straight" people there."He got them all beers from the bar, and they sat down in the chairs facing the fireplace."Let me start and maybe make this a bit easier for you. First, I am Bi. I was. ‘Are you?’ He now got a silicon breathing mask out of his leather back and he attached it to the spray bottle. ‘No.’ He said. ‘Not a ghost. They call me the Puppet Master and you are going to be one of my puppets, that is if you pass the test. They have been quite adamant about recruiting you, so the test parameters are quite loose in your case. Apparently you’re a tactical asset within their social mechanics.’ He shrugged. ‘I don’t mind, you’re a cute one. You could be one of mine and one. " "That sounds like an excellent idea," I said. I went into the living room and sat in my recliner and a moment later, pet came in with my Jack and Coke mixed perfectly. "Here you go, Master. May I remove your shoes?" she asked. I nodded my head and took a sip of my drink as she took off my shoes and rubbed my feet. I looked at this beautiful creature kneeling in front of me and tending to my aches and pains and smiled. "Come," I said, patting my thigh. She smiled and crawled up into my lap,. Passepartout might have cudgelled his brain for a century without hitting upon the real object which the detective had in view. He never could have imagined that Phileas Fogg was being tracked as a robber around the globe. But, as it is in human nature to attempt the solution of every mystery, Passepartout suddenly discovered an explanation of Fix's movements, which was in truth far from unreasonable. Fix, he thought, could only be an agent of Mr. Fogg's friends at the Reform Club, sent to.