The link was strongest with family or with lovers, but there seemed to be no set limit as far as distance if the bond was strong enough. There didn't ...seem to be a way to stop the link from happening, regardless of what the victim wanted.You could override a person's will or morals, (i.e.: what happened with my mom), but I didn't find a shield. If the bond was strong enough, the controlee could contact the controller, but that was unusual. Once sex occurred between the two people, there was a. Butnot like I normally heard it. I recognized the sound from videos andrecordings. The way everyone else heard it.I looked up to see my old body, standing behind the counter on thegrill line, with a horrified expression on its, my, face."What is going on now?" Steve asked with an annoyed tone."Shit!" I said aloud. I was startled to hear my own voice. I soundedmuch higher than normal. It sounded kind of familiar, but not quite.I couldn't quite place it.I reached up and tentatively poked a. "She says I have to be nice to you." Oh yeah?" I raised my eyebrows. "Tell you what. As long as you don't kick me and stuff, I'd rather you just acted like yourself." How can I act like anybody but myself?" he asked."Another good point," I said. "You're a smart little boy." I know," he said. "Mommy tells me that all the time." So can I see your other drawings?"Instead of answering me verbally, he went to a drawer and opened it. He pulled out a sheaf of papers and handed them to me. I sat down. Care to enlighten me at all? Something has been bugging you." Well, I think we need a trial separation Carl."I sat there shell shocked. Had she hit me with a baseball bat I would have been less surprised. A trial separation? Where the hell had that come from?"A trial separation? What are you talking about?" Don't yell Carl. I just... it's just that I feel..." What?"I was having a hard time calming myself down now. She hit me with wanting a separation and I'm supposed to take it all calmly and.