" Mama forbade you." She merely refused to transport him to an assignation," Julio replied smoothly. "I saw no reason not to facilitate. After all, it...was not the first time." Do you think this should be encouraged?" Bonita asked."It will not stop," Julio replied. "The most Mama can do is drive it underground. Better that everyone acknowledges it, so that they don't take foolish chances. Such things fester." He eyed his sister. "I disapproved of Terence." You still do."Julio waved a hand. "I. Picking my jaw up off the floor, I slam the door shut and storm after her. Is this a robbery? A police officer? An overly aggressive Jehovah's Witness? What is happening?!Quickly finding the woman again, I see that she's slung herself over the first piece of furniture she can find, and is taking in your living quarters with mild disinterest. Upon entering the room, her eyes turn back to me, and she commands me to sit down. I do so immediately, my body clearly disobeying me again. Out of her bag. I must be dreaming. Someone pinch me and wake me up, I'm having a nightmare. I must be dreaming. Someone pinch me and wake me up, I'm having a nightmare. I must be dreaming. Someone pinch me and wake me up, I'm having a night-."Aerie finally snapped and slapped Sammy on her ass. "Snap out of it! You are not dreaming! This is very real." Hey, don't go off on her," Syrie said, rounding on his sister. "This is all your fault!" But I honestly thought this was a convention for people with fur. Being effectively estranged from her own kin, it was more than healthy for her to develop a good rapport with mine, and I’d do anything I could to help it along, including being the butt of her sense of humor, if that’s what it took. The only downside? I had no doubt Mom and Katelyn would most likely side with her than me in any future discussion ... Well, if that was the price to be paid, it seemed good value. So, I wasn’t at all minding taking the lumps that Mel, Mom and Katelyn were dishing.