Nickie was sharing an apartment near the mall where I worked, but before I had a chance to mess around with Nickie, things started getting complicated... You see, as my store ramped up hours for the holiday season, we started to need more employees. The store manager sat down with me and Craig, the other assistant manager, and we hashed out a plan to hire three new part-time sales associates and two stock boys. One of these new sales associates was a little Italian girl named Andrea. Andrea was. I knew you'd come to me one day, so I have been preparing. These things will help you greatly and remember the effects of the corn only last a day. Now then I have much to do so be gone with you! I will see you for the first time soon my friend 'til then think home in the rift." "Home in the rift?" John said as his vision blurred for perhaps a minute and a half then he was standing in the main room! Looking around John saw that the crystal, the suit, the empty sack, and the sack of corn were. Duh! I mean… what, what else would I have meant?’ ‘I don’t know, you tell me.’ Caroline softly said. There was a long pause and then Max asked, ‘What do you want from me Caroline?’ Desperately thinking what to say Caroline lowered her head for a few seconds, then softly repeated, ‘You tell me.’ More silence, and then Max said, ‘I just want to go back to the way things were and forget all about this.’ ‘Fine.’ Caroline said, briefly turning her back on her friend and desperately trying to leave. She wasn't quite sure about it at first, but since I was so "good" as she put it, she took a baggie out of her purse, it contained what appeared to be her workout socks. "I know how much you love feet and all that, well, I am a bit uncomfortable with it, but I thought you might enjoy this pair of socks--you know a pair you bought for me a couple weeks ago. I wore them while working out yesterday, so I thought you might like these". I was totally incredulous, I never thought I'd have anything.