Especially as she actually heard me. So I kept walking. But I noticed she kind of grinned, so I slowed down at the next shop and pretended to look in ...he window. She stopped next to me and for a second I was tongue tied just taking a peek at her toes. Then I turned and smiled and asked her opinion on some shirts in the window. She told me she was a personal shopper and would love to give me some advice. So we went into the shop and pretended to give a shit about clothes. Her name was Katya and. I think the reason for that has a lot to due with the changing culture where nudity is becoming no big deal.It was then, as I was walking out to my office, that I made the bold decision that, as soon as I get in the parking lot, I would throw away all of the clothing that I had worn that day to prevent me from being tempted to get dressed before getting home.Then as I was leaving the building, I went to my car and put my expensive outfit (that I had purchased only a few months ago) on top of. "Oh, hi," Linda said, "You startled me." You know, it's not that hard to sneak up on you."Linda stopped separating her clothes and looked at her friend. When their eyes met, there was no doubt about what Tracy was referring to. "Yeah, well, um, you could make some noise when you come in my house."Tracy smiled and stepped closer to Linda. "It's never been a problem, until recently, that is." How..." Linda paused, knowing by asking the next question that she was opening herself up to who knows. "Bloody stupid games within games all because a third of the Council are scared of their own shadows and frightened of losing power and influence should we mobilise all our planet's magical resources ... or rather those we control," she sighed letting some of the tension leave her body."So I gathered, my Mage. Though, as ever, the Council, its make-up, members and its decision making processes are opaque to me," I replied."Well, today's your lucky day then, John ... and you Roxanne as you've.