"Okay, I will. Is there anything else I need to know?"Roberta's face lost its smile. "There's one girl out there that is shirking and passing her work...on to others. When you catch her, bring her to me." No sooner said than done," I said. "Who is she?"Bobbi smiled. "You'll catch her. She doesn't cover her tracks very well."Later that night, Mom and I were in bed talking. I'd told her about my promotion and the instant challenge."That's going to be good for you, you have to move on." Did I tell. She dates, but she has no desire to marry anytime soon, so she can afford to play a waiting game.”“Oh, I know all about Joyce’s strategy! But she’s not going to get in my way. She’s not like Bethany or Jennifer or even Karin in that way,” Kara said with a smile. “Just so I’m totally clear, does that mean you won’t be sleeping with her?”“Yes. You know my rule.”“Good,” she said with a smile.“There’s more. Kathy has a steady boyfriend at Northwestern, too.”“Wow. And you seem quite calm about both. "He's horrible." You don't have to do this. We'll think of something else." There are no other options. I need the money in a month " You can quit as soon as you have your course fees." Dan kissed her forehead. "You're a big girl."Ria settled her nerves. Taking a deep breath she left Dan's embrace then went back to work. "I'm not a coward. I just panicked, that's all."~That would prove to be Ria's only panic attack during her camming career. Indeed Ria never looked back. She was too busy too.. The shield that was on his fellow mages was not present. I saw variations in what Hondilas had shown me but nothing was important. I figured it was just a matter of perceptions when the memory was first stored.I cleaned Milsa as I had the trainee and sent him to sit by the wall and out of the way. We continued to make love and try to fill what was taken from the crystal. At the same time I tried to quantify how Milsa was different from a human that had not died. Short term memory was completely.