“Not in the room, but very close by,” he replied.“You guys are real pricks,” she said.However she didn’t complain when I went to the casino ...ith her. The casino was filled with sound deadening drapes and movie posters. It made it feel like the inside of a movie theater.The manager of the casino was a man who appeared to have a Chinese, Japanese or some other Asian swimming around in his gene pool. When it came to the occupants, it appeared as though the town of Buloxi was an open city.At 4AM. I see him before she does. He was an Orc like me, one of the more common mutations out here in the wider world. Humanoid but thicker of build than the pure bloods. We generally had large jaws, sloped heavy brows, and powerfully built bodies. Our bones and muscles were thicker and denser, I would surely be dead already had I been a regular human. We often had other more unsightly mutations as well. Even the slightest and least deformed of us couldn't pass as a normal human. This particular Orc. As he led her onto the dance floor, all eyes followed them and several of the boys snickered, figuring that he would make a fool of himself.Brad made sure that he danced as well as he ever had. He carried on a conversation with the girl throughout the entire number. He asked what her plans were after graduation and the girl seemed to really enjoy the dance and his attention. After the dance he walked the girl back to her date and thanked her for the dance. She had a big grin on her face and, as. "You will fly to the continents beyondthe seas, where you will spread our little pandemic. Do you understand?"All five nodded their heads that they did."Then you may fly," the centaur released them from their jars and one byone they flew out of the hall."You're doing this to the world?" I squealed. "You may have turned usinto freaks, but you're the monster!" We're a monster?" he asked. "We shall show you the real monster!" hesaid as he waved his hand and a shimmering screen appeared in front.