I’ll make you another potion. There goes half of the mission’s profit. Sure you wouldn’t rather stay like this?” “What! No. Change me back,...�� I replied in anger. ”Now, now. It was just a joke. I reckoned as much.” His humor only served to provoke me. I quickly emptied the potion he made me, and stormed into my chambers with heels thundering against the hardwood floor planks. I had to admit they made my demonstration of impatience a lot more effective. I sat down on the bed and untied the gown. "Oh don't worry about Miss Veronica my dear. Her corrective surgery will ensure that, when she returns, she will become your most loyal and trusted friend."She kissed me on the cheek as she said this and I hugged her tightly for sheer joy. As I thought about it further a few puzzling questions bothered me. Dr James waited patiently on the bed as my mind cranked slowly."Are you going to use psychiatry or something to make her my friend?" No my dear. Veronica will still be the same person when. After she put the vacuum cleaner away, she washed her hands and got a couple of boxes from the basement in which she would pack Anna's things in. There were four boxes, and they were separated in 'Throw Away', 'Keep', and 'Donate'. The clothes and the rest of her stuff went into the last box, except a couple of Anna's favourite shirts that went into the second.There were various pictures, some framed and some weren't, that had her stop and stare at them for a while, a couple of Anna with her. Anyway, take a look at this couch. There’s not even a scratch. And the blood stains are gone too. The servos must have replaced the couch.”Brandi shook her head and patted the wooden armrest. “I recognize the swirl pattern here. I think it’s the exact same couch.”Whitney frowned. “But how do you make knife gouges totally disappear?”“No idea, but I think that’s what happened.” Brandi pointed with her finger to a spot across the room. “See that empty space there? Remember the chair that Alfredo.