She heard him go through a few things and then sensed him behind her again. She didn’t have time to register the sound when the cane hit her squarel... on her ass. She yelped and jumped as much as her position allowed. He hit her again and she tried to be a bit quieter, but damn it, it hurt. The third blow hit her almost directly on the juncture between her thighs and ass, and she couldn’t help but yelp loudly again. The fourth and final one came and did hit that juncture, causing her to. "I want you to make love to me," Helena said again. No doubt about it.I suddenly experienced that otherworldly, light-headed, weak-kneed feeling that often accompanies the receipt of unexpectedly good news. My heart thudded and saliva rushed to my mouth. I was at a complete loss for words, and I feared that if I said the wrong thing, this delicious moment of invitation would be gone forever. How long I sat silent, I don't know.Helena cocked her head a bit and squinted slightly, examining my. To correct these social harms the Life Plan Correction was implemented. Dropouts, those who can't find purpose on their own, are modified with a behavioral chip to give them the purpose they lack in prioritizing what's written in their Life Plan. Of course nobody wants the government controlling their lives more than necessary, so Life Plans are not controlled by the government, but rather assigned to people of utmost responsibility and certainty of purpose that they can be safely burdened with. He went over to investigate and discovered that where the boxused to be was a gray metal case a little larger than two laptopsstacked together. He saw the case had the same strange symbols as hesaw on the panel before. He examined the box for any seams or otherfeatures. He found none. Lisa came over on her treads. She moved almostsilently."What do you think happened?" he asked.Lisa lifted a sensor and probed the device. "It appears to havecollapsed into a storage form. This state is denser than.