. maybe we should figure out another way for you to practice thatHannah," I said as she tried grabbing me before I dropped the shield andended up gett...ing zapped. As she fell down I groaned.Sergeant Harris felt for her pulse immediately and called for a medicteam. "She'll be okay Sergeant," I reassured him, "I guess I need to comeup with a loophole for that spell for her to touch me..."He looked incredulously on at me as I had set the pistol down on thestand in safety and with the clip and. Didn't mean to be rude. I know I'm only a clean-up man, but I do take pride in my work." Frank, just between the two of us, you strike me as being very intelligent, perhaps too intelligent for your assigned station in life. Well, possibly I can offer you a chance to improve yourself. What would you think of that?" Improve myself? That doesn't put the coin of the realm in my pocket. Just how much does this so-called experiment pay?" Only a nominal gratuity, unfortunately. Fifty ducats, to be. He was also Black, and Tiffany was nervous, but never wanted him to think she was racist, so decided to let him take her home. Since it was still early, they ended up going to another small party, Tiffany really never wanted to go home so soon, so she agreed, and was hoping maybe Josh or some of the other guys would be there. When they arrived, it was an apartment complex on the south end of town, on the edge of the "hood" so to speak. It was mostly Spanish people at the party, and Marcus. Flustered, she stammered for a second, then realized that she had a cellphone. She fumbled as she pulled it out of her shorts pocket, then held the display up to read. She was centerfold model material, but she was as giddy as a schoolgirl with her first crush. "It's about 5:32pm. The sun will be going down soon."I raised an eyebrow. "I've never seen an ocean sunset before. Would you like to join me?" I inquired.I could see a momentary flicker of rational disagreement in her eyes, but it was.