"Close the door." The Dean was sitting in his chair, staring directly ather, his countenance harsh and unfriendly.Tommi shut the door before taking a...seat opposite the Dean's desk. Shedidn't sit back, but rather perched on the edge of the seat. Somethingtold her that this wasn't going to be a pleasant meeting."What is it with you?" the Dean began sternly. "Do you enjoy causingproblems with my daughter?" Sir?" Tommi asked, perplexed."Jillian has been spending a lot of time with you." Yes,. This was the first real success I’d encountered since beginning the project, but there were still massive problems that needed to be solved. The most noticeable was quality control. The water being reproduced didn’t sustain the minerals content of my original supply. Furthermore, the use of my machine degraded the mineral content from my original sample as well.Frustrated with myself for not being able to solve the issue, I decided to go home and take my aggression out on my companions in the. “What’s wrong baby,” Alice asked as she rocked back and forth.“Alan called me a slut,” she got out between sobs. “I ran away. We were on the front porch of the Phi Theta Rho house. I drove out here because I knew he’d think I was still on campus. I swam in the pool, but then got all teary.”Alice smiled, “But I love you. I don’t think you’re that kind of slut. I think you’re MY kind of slut. You’re so nice and you have to adjust your thinking to what I sometimes call ‘Circle Thought’. Don’t you. After we drop our stuff off at the hotel, we'll all load up in van with Jeremy and Mitch and head to our first destination."Jeremy was a mouse and the one person on the team that Kohi felt comfortable with. He had a girlfriend and mostly kept to himself, but was friendly when spoken to. He was also a sketch artist for the magazine they worked for. Along with him riding in the equipment van was Mitch the otter. Mitch was laid back and friendly. For some reason, he was the only one that Alan.