But it nice to know it's official. What will your parents say, MP?" My mom will be thrilled. I don't care what my dad thinks." We ate breakfast as Mom...and MP talked about their plans for the future. They got along much better than I could have dreamed. Mom taught MP some of the simpler spells, mostly things to do with housework, cooking, and the like. She also taught her some defense spells—just in case. They made great companions for each other, too.We were home about a week when MP told me. “What kind of car is it?”“It is a 1935 Chevrolet Standard Phaeton.”“It’s beautiful.”“Thanks. Benny and I did a bit of work on it to restore it, but the fact is that most of the hard work was done by the guy who owned it before us. It was nowhere near as much work as the old truck.”“Your old truck?” she asked.“The 1940 Ford Truck. You’ll see it at the parade. Sandra and Cathy are driving in it.”“I though you were talking about your work truck.”Tim laughed. “No one would want to see that thing in. Furthermore, money was poured into STD and pregnancy prevention, so as to avoid any illnesses or possible attempts of mating. Lastly, mental care stations were provided, so victims had somewhere to receive support after a first offense.But these changes weren't all, of course.As time went on, and more and more people were altered by the Rod Plant, sexual inhibitions were lowered, and the change in laws inspired waves and waves of public acts of sex. It tooks years, but slowly and surely,. "Lilly interrupts, "You mean he was a crooked cop." Exactly what I mean. He was taking bribes from William Chow. No one knew at the time and if they did, they didn't care. Nick was a really good cop. He use to patrol this area. The people around here respected him. Jimmy lived with Greg down near the Barrios. Nick would occasionally go down and check on them. It was a rough neighborhood. Greg came out of there. He met Jimmy here one night. Greg had too much to drink and got his ass handed to.