I left the threat hanging then added, “There is another option.”He was so keen to find a way out, “Anything, anything to avoid me losing my job....��“Very well,” I paused, “We have decided to punish you. All of us will spank you.”“Now hang on a minute,” he croaked, “when I said anything, I meant…”I cut across him, “It’s that or we report you. Your choice.”He was totally out of his depth. Reluctantly he muttered, “All right, you can punish me. What do you want me to do?”“Strip down to your. " Turning to Rachel, she added: "Please make sure that he is taken care of. He's a regular and he's nice." Sure," Rachel said. "Please show Angela and her crew to the production space. Get them anything they need. You'll be assisting them throughout the day. Here's the schedule."Claudia nodded and led the guests outside and to the loading dock at the production space. -----Chapter Three: Preparation-----While Rosie was being prepped by Angela for tonight's session, the tech guys were running. It was then, mid way between sitting and standing Dereks Mom walked through the kitchen door and started chatting to my Mom. I had no interest in the contents of the conversation so I took no notice of anything that was said, not until my name was mentioned… My heart stopped and everyone in the room seemed to be staring straight at me, I dared not lift my eyes from the patch of carpet that had been the main focus of my sight for the past 10 minutes – it was only when my name was mentioned again. ”Yren frowned deeply in confusion. “I came afterwards, though. How could they be replicas of me?”Kyr paused a moment. “We’re once again moving into an area I won’t discuss. You deserve ... a small hint of an answer, though.”Kyr took another moment to collect her thoughts. “Contrary to what some mortals believe, gods cannot see the future. Not with any clarity, at least. We see ... all the possibilities of all the possible futures. Long ago, the Elder Gods saw the possibility of what you might.