In the meantime, Jimmy found a portable chair and placed it facing Amanda and me.After a few more minutes of conversation, Jimmy asked who we were dre...sed as. Amanda told him, “Two Broke Girls.”He replied it was not much of a costume. I couldn’t believe Amanda shot back, “Yes, it is. Neither one of us are girls.”Jimmy almost fell off his chair and sat there for a minute without a word.Bob whispered in my ear, “I don’t care, I think you’re cute,” as he moved his hand a little further up my leg.. Sometimes a House would recruit a Mind Magi from another House. Considering the sheer number of members in each House, from one to several thousand each, it was rarely argued over but sometimes a skirmish might break out, only to be squashed quickly by the Lords and Ladies of the concerned Houses. Occasionally the Mind Magi Council might have to settle a dispute, but there were only two recorded incidents that required their intervention. The Lords and Ladies were directly interested in. "I'm SuzanneReynolds." Well, hello Suzanne," Lisa said. "I'm Lisa, and this is Bethany." Hello, Bethany," Susan said to me. "Why don't you two come back with meand I'll show you where you can change." Wait until you see the gowns I picked," Carrie blurted.The gowns she picked? I thought, as Lisa and I followed Suzanne towardsthe back of the store. We weren't going to have any say in the gowns? Ilooked at Lisa, who was saying, "I'm sure they're fabulous, Carrie."Suzanne was holding a door. I lived the better part of my life there until the need to leave was thrust upon me. I would guess you’re from the same part of the city as me? Possibly Lower Manhattan?”“Be very aware – Luther Street – no one here knows of my past and no one will ever know!”“Your past is safe with me, Les. I was given the chance to get out a few years ago, by a close friend. My past is not a good one either, but I have been able to put that behind me out here and have a good life.”“Luther, I was told by a.