John came out of the washroom, already dressed and he headed down while Wendy worked on my hands."So, do you work full time for Chris or is this part ...of your school training" I asked."Part of school training. Third year students get assigned to each of the major teams for a semester to learn the trade so to speak. I'm learning tons and it's great to be assigned to the hockey team" she responded enthusiastically."Well, you should do great, you do good work" I complimented her."Thanks Mike, I. We're all impressed." Oh, don't be so formal, Robin!" I retorted. "And call me Helen, not'Ms. Hacker.' I've enjoyed my time here at the Institute as well.Where's Dr. Simister? I'd like to thank him for giving me my new lifeand cyborg body."At that moment, the walls of the therapy room slid upward, revealing Dr.Simister and the other scientists overseeing my recovery. He said:" 'A girl fell down in school today,' said Mary Lou. 'And all the girlslaughed but me.'" 'Why didn't you laugh?'. "Rather than sitting you under the dryer," she said, "I think we haveplenty of time for it to air dry while we take care of the rest of yourtransformation." She then took out a small comb and a pair of scissorsand began to trim my eyebrows. They weren't particularly bushy but whenshe was done they couldn't have been any longer than about ? inch. Iwasn't surprised at all as she took out a pot of cold wax and carefullyapplied it to my brow area. I thought I was prepared but I couldn't helpbut. She started moving closer to the purse, eyeing the crowd as she did. She stopped, waiting breathlessly, estimating that it would take three long strides to grab the purse and sprint away. Her nerves were tingling. The hair was standing up at the back of her neck. She took a deep breath and started forward. A firm grasp on her wrist stopped her. “That’s bait, honey and you’re the rat. Check out the crowd,” a female voice said in Tina’s ear. Tina looked at the blonde first, classifying.