When he looks back in the mirror, he sees two very small, very unfamiliar, bumps pushing out from under his sweatshirt, as well as that old familiar b...lge in the crotch of his pants. "I've got to get out of here. Maybe I can get something at the store that will help. I must have some kind of flu." * * * * *The distance from the locker rooms to the campus store isn't far, butto Derek the walk seems to take an eternity. Along the way, he sees several pretty co-eds.. He moaned softly, opening one eye to catch the gaze of his Lieutenant. "Um...Sir. Are you all right?" Do I look like I'm all right, Collins?" His C.O. asked in a humorless voice."Um...No, Sir. I was thinking, that stuff they put in your arm. It looked kinda like Mercury, you know, Quicksilver. And..." No, Collins, I don't believe it was Quicksilver. Mercury is poisonous. They don't want to kill me, not yet," he replied through gritted teeth."I know what Mercury does, Sir. It was merely a. "Shem Prime, you are in violation of Council Directive Three, direct disobedience of a superior. Call your clone-body."Shem's aftertail involuntarily fluttered as he saw the stubby barrel of the transference inducer pulled from Altir's cloak. Shem first transmitted the call to his clone-body and then transmitted a plea to Altir Prime. "We can fix this minor error. It should not affect the fulfillment syllabus. I have already..."Shem Prime's plea was cut short as his clone-body arrived and Altir. ”“That’s WAY too much!” she said anxiously. “I can’t accept that.”I sighed and frowned at her. She knew about Miranda, but I hadn’t told her about the money. I guess now was the time. I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my pictures to the one I was looking for. It was a picture I’d taken of the money stacked on top of my desk before it was put in the tool chest it was currently occupying. I showed it to her and Cheryl.“I’m not going to suffer for the loss of enough to send you two to.