“What?” I gasped. “No, I’ve got to get out of here. You need to clean up!”“Lucas, calm down. Listen to me.”“I can’t calm down! You�...re my mum! What we just did…!”“You don’t have to worry.”I looked at my mother, agitated that she could be so calm and collected. “But I do. If dad--”She cut me off and pointed to a spot behind me. “It’s all on camera,” my mother said.I turned and saw the lens in the top corner of her workshop – two, in fact; there were two cameras in there.“You don’t have to worry. So I’ll get a present from you plus 20 crowns!”We both laughed.The conversation had ended on a much happier note than it had started on. I needed to remember to buy her some kind of gift as well. I was a bit concerned about the situation and wondered how that would affect my last six months. I’d hate to move, especially if I had to leave the Göteborg area. For now, though, I’d just see what happened.On Sunday, Suzana and Patrick took me to a small hill and, using Peter’s skis, taught me the. The smell of food andthe comfortable sounds of dinner cooking came from the kitchen. Hisfather (in panda form) and Mr. Tendo were playing Go in a corner of theroom, and the television was on at low volume. He let out a long breathand shook his head lightly.Just forget about her for now he told himself.Kasumi came out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on a dish towel, andsmiled. "How was your day at school?"Ranma smiled back. No matter how down he was he couldn't help but feel alittle better. Stones who are better off frequently hire cousins to come work with them as a way of promoting the family as a whole.”“So, it’s nepotism?” Nick asked.“If you want to be vulgar.” Pilar wrinkled her nose at him. “Our construction company has about twenty Stones on the payroll at any given time. We provide them with steady work and good wages. They give us a certain amount of loyalty in return. We’re not in a situation where we can afford a lot of slack on either side.”“And it’s actually pretty.