What's happened is you got what they call 'demerits', three of 'em; first for the insult, and then for lying about what you said, and the third for do...ing it in front of the other patients. Do you know what a demerit is?"Tiffany shook her head."An apology is part of a demerit. The other part is five strokes of the switch. You got three demerits."Tiffany gasped. "You mean ... they're gonna whip me?" Well, that's what I'm not sure about. The intern said that maybe they could put it off 'till next. I wanted you to find someone like her. I'm not jealous or anything like that. But you did sleep with her every night for over a year and all I'm interested in finding out is if there was some little thing that she did for you that gave you pleasure that I haven't done yet so I could learn to do it as well. That's all dear."I thought for a about a minute before I answered her and then I said,"I wasn't going to tell you this sweetheart until later, not because there is anything wrong, but just. 'Me: 'I wish they had stayed by the bulkhead door, but they went to the control room where they would be more comfortable. I think they really thought that help would not arrive in time ... I could have just stunned them in the tunnel by the door, then the time for the rescue would be less.'Pinnace-Merlin: 'Similarly, moot. They proceeded as they thought best at the time.'Krayshall: 'Dad... 'Me: 'Not now, Kray. You just keep on killing the males as they emerge from their eggs.'Kray: 'But dad. The office was soundproofed, and he enjoyed the opportunity it gave him to view the various facets of humanity on display below.At one end of the bar was a man gently plying a woman with drinks in the hopes of getting some action that evening. A few down, Church watched a man introduce himself to another woman, using some line witty enough she laughed out loud - a good start for the evening. Out on the dance floor a "couple for the evening" were grinding away, while another were dancing in ways.