I slogged my way through a couple of those. I tried it on some women and it worked. My trouble was not being able to keep a straight face. When I s...arted laughing, the woman knew she was being manipulated.”We talked and drank some more. I was more than happy to expound on my theories on women and Richard seemed happy to listen. Before I knew it sunlight was peeking through the window and a pair of dark eyes was peeking through the half open door. I realized it was Nora and tried to stand. " Penny laughed. "I think he hand-picks the candidates himself. You should've seen how many couples he managed to put together last year. It was hilarious." Did that include you two," Meredith asked.George and Penny glanced at each other, and I saw the way their smiles brightened. "No," George said. "We went through it before they implemented the Buddy system. Different weeks. But I noticed her when she went naked." And then two weeks later, I noticed him," Penny said, grinning."I asked her out. The only things that made her any different from a normal girl studying was her elaborate gown and slightly pointed ears. “Nyla, would you like something to drink to help you study?” Remly asked. He walked towards the desk with a glass of her favorite chocolate milk on a silver platter. She jumped. “No Remly!” she exclaimed. “Can’t you see I’m busy? I have to learn these spelling words by tomorrow.” “You do seem very busy. You’ve never been this diligent about spelling before.” He glided up. Not surehow I was able to stop but I did. So anyway that's why I'm telling you.Maybe it's a hereditary thing and I pased it on to you. Probably not butwho knows."Paul sat there not believing what he was hearing but it did help him torelax a little. But it was so weird listening to his dad tell him that hehas or at least had the same urges as he does. And that he was actuallyable to tell him this. But he was wondering why his dad was wearingnylons now when he said he stopped a long time ago..