” said Francine who chaired the Pledge Nomination Committee for Zeta Alpha Pi. “ You just have to wear the Zeta tunic for a short time and watch a... couple of movies at the old Bijou Theater on Bank Street.” “That’s it?” said a surprised Alice. “That doesn’t sound like much of a hardship. I thought sorority pledging would be a lot more umm complicated and, you know, naughtier than that. Like being stripped naked and getting paddled. That’s what I’ve heard, anyway.”“Oh, that sort of thing is just. Was B?"Dawn laughed. "Oh yeah. Buffy was a total trip-fest when she started training back in LA. Well, I think she was. Can't really trust those memories, you know? Seeing as they're not really real. Just made up by those monks." Eh, they're real. Otherwise B wouldn't have them, too. Can't just make up memories for someone without tying them into the memories of everyone around her. Things wouldn't add up. Least, that's the way I see it." You think so?" Yeah, of course. Don't think the monks. I continued toward her when the apartment door to the right opened and Mrs. Olsen, 70 plus years old, stepped out of her apartment, was surprised by Mary, then followed her gaze back to me.She wagged her finger at me. Mrs. Olsen had immigrated from one of the Scandinavian countries and was in many ways a good Lutheran. But, she took great pleasure in me and my habit of making quick trips through the hall in various stages of undress.“Miss James … going out somewhere formally dressed tonight?”. Something was different between those two, but he couldn't identify what was different, much less guess why."I don't know," Mary said with a frown. "What do you say, Aly?"Alyson put on the standard Patient Female Dealing with a Hopeless Male look, complete with Put-Upon Sigh. "If we have him do it over, we'll never get to go exploring. I guess we'll just have to live with him." I guess."The two began giggling. Doug wondered if he should go check the level of the bottle of rum he'd found in the.