My darling Marjory, I hope these roses please you, as your pleasure is all I strive for in my life. Please think of me as you enjoy them and know that...I am always thinking of you. I signed the note ‘A long Time Admirer’ Later that morning I got a phone call from Marge, ‘Ah Mike did you send something up here this morning?’ ‘Why, Margie, do you need something? I’d be glad to send anything you’d like.’ ‘No, no, that’s OK, well I’ll talk to you later.’ I then went to a phone store and bought a. Inside you were led through several winding corridors, into what looks like a futuristic hospital room. There was bed in the middle and and a strange transparent pod in the corner."My name is Dr. Emmett Carlson, and this is my wife Dr. Jenna Carlson"The man appeared to be in his early forties, with a trimmed beard showing a touch of gray, thin-rimmed glasses, slightly balding, and wearing a white lab coat. The woman beside him looked to be in her thirties. She was in good shape, wearing a. Or indeed any of the Theurgists on Earth I’m now familiar with.”“Surprised they haven’t been found out,” Roxanne shrugged.“Beog is distant unless called upon in person by the Most High; essentially he’s blind to dissent in the ranks unless he’s asked to intervene. Apparently the Most High is afraid to ask as Beog tends to get a bit indiscriminate if annoyed unnecessarily,” Athena explained. “That’s unnecessarily by Beog’s standards.”“Is that a common trait in Higher Powers?” I asked.“Some, yes.. The 11 year olds were almost always there. I came to learn they lived within walking distance, and had summer passes. Their parents encouraged them to come! I assume they had no clue why the kids really went. Some days there would be an initiation like mine, The Boys taking turns with the recruit. Any who failed usually made it in on the second try. Other days, big days, members would choose to advance in the ranks. The basis of advancement? Have sex with pre-selected higher-up members called.