Unfortunately, the deals stayed pretty one-sided, I would give her all the attention she wanted, and she would still be petty.She then began to get me...little things to make up for the nights we fought. Things she would see leaving her job at the mall that she knew I wanted, or had commented on -- new shirts, CD's, books, etc. After awhile, I felt like she was trying to buy my attention."Glen, honey," she purred one night as I walked in from work, "I found a little something for you at the mall. I'm at the apartment and just watched the 'device'deactivate. The tenant doesn't seem to be here..." She paused briefly tolook around the driveway. "There are two sets of treads and severalfootprints in the driveway... recommend we have a team up here to findthe tenant's whereabouts." She waited for a response."...Acknowledged Agent Mars, a team will be sent by air. ETA is twohours. Recommend you secure the device first, and then determine possiblewitnesses."Johanna exhaled sharply. "Alright,". Combined, I thought, with maybe a little in-house — umm — education for some of the more shadowy players ... that is, scaring the shit out of the sort of people who'd find it difficult to go public with the experience. I think we need to sit down and go through names and details ... work out the weak points ... maybe even pilot the process in one of the more obscure parts of the system. Obviously, we'll need to engage with the Wisdom but ... well, whatever it says about not routinely monitoring. ?Female puberty? Me???So it would appear from all the evidence I?ve seen so far.??Damn." Deirdre closed those ice blue eyes that were far too lovely tograce a man?s face and shook her head. ?Now to try and figure out justwhy this is happening, I guess.??That would be a fine start, but if I may make a suggestion, littlelady?? The mage asked.?You?re going to whether I allow it or not, so go ahead and get it overwith," Deirdre said in a small voice.?For now at least, why don?t you at least attempt.