I could never hate someone who..."She froze."Wait!" she cried aloud. She canceled the reply and went back to theoriginal e-mail, reading it through mo...e slowly."I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am..." You were a very good friend..." I really wish I could be happy..." Oh, God!" she cried. "No, you can't!"She snatched up her purse, which was lying on the bed, and quickly dugout her cell. She dialed 9-1-1, saying aloud, "Stay calm. Have to staycalm."The emergency operator came on. Where else could a kid go to a school that has a resident demon livingin the furnace? Or meet magic users, mutants of every imaginable kind,get trained in how to handle some rather odd abilities, and worry aboutflunking Freshman English? Come visit Whateley Academy, nestled in thelovely hills of New Hampshire. Just down the road from a town namedDunwich... (Mythos jokes purely intentional).This is the Whateley Academy Universe, a shared universe with over adozen authors and more than a hundred. " I'm beginning to realise that," I agreed."A mutual friend," she said, "Said you really needed a girlfriend and that you were absolutely loaded." Right," I agreed, "So what's the plan, get pregnant?"Her head snapped round in shock, "Uh," she said lost for words."Bloody hell!" I said completely shocked."Uh, no not really," she said."Mother warned me about girls like you," I confessed, "I promised I wouldn't get involved with anyone until I was thirty," I said as I looked at the floor, "It was. "Dr. Krelinov nodded, "Thank you. The courtesy is appreciated. You have been the source of much talk. It will be useful to let a few people know you are about. Anne can assist you with that. Shall we meet Monday at four?" This foreshadowed improved relations within my own department, which was not a bad place to start.I thanked Dr. Krelinov and turned Anne loose on the rumor mill. The whole event took less than five minutes. I spent more time walking to and back than anything else. The impact.