"Me, I've always been perceptive. When I started to come into my powers, that translated into the aura slash Libido thing. Only later did I realize ev...eryone could do it, but only if they had enough of a connection first." "Okay, so I obviously need to pick up a textbook or something." Iva laughed. "Fraid we don't have those. No one's too keen on mass education. Would make it hard to maintain the feudal power system after all. So everyone learns the hard way. Them that learn much of anything,. . had sex with girls under eighteen. And if I can identify a few they might drop the charge because if they didn't they'd have to charge the other guys." Uh ... OK Dad. I know a bit but some of it you may not want to hear?" I'm sure that's true but tell me anyway. I'm not goping to shoot the messenger." Well Dad, I'm getting it on with Mrs. Thompson. And Arthur Mullins is too. So she must be guilty, eh?" Hell yes. And you have good taste, son. Anyone else?" Her husband, Principal Thompson .... . Claudia had a big mouth and shot it off intermittently to any and every one who would or wouldn't listen.The next day at work was especially excruciating. Claudia's had retained the information that I told her the other night and had obviously passed it on to my other female co-workers. I had to endure scurrying female coworkers every time I walked up the aisle or went to the water cooler. I was pretty pissed at Claudia. I was about to eat lunch in my cubicle when she had the nerve to come up. She held her fingers a half inch apart. "I'm this close to tossing him out right now." Even knowing who sent me." The aide was unrepentant. He was not even decent enough to phrase it as a question."I'm hoping she does not know what you're really like."Dead silence.Excellent.Mr. Bacon stepped into the opening of the conversation. "No matter his failings, he's here to hear your Program story. Could you please tell it?"I got an evil grin on my face. "All of it?"My Principal resisted matching my.