He rationalized that the money wasn’t bad, he got to visit high end resort locations that he probably couldn’t afford and there was at least a mod...icum of research value. He was a hypnotist and a damned good one. There was science to what he did, it was far more than cheap parlor tricks or chicanery. After the first few gigs he’d become far less of an academic and more the showman. That’s what audiences expected, they wanted to be entertained. He’d explain the science—briefly—at the beginning. He couldfeel the strong urge building up inside him once again. He could feelhis heart and pulse beating strong as if he had just ran a mile."Don't give in, you can do this!" he kept repeating in his head.He looked at the clock; it was nine in the morning. It would have been acomplete waste of a day if he didn't get what he wanted done. He couldstudy? But he laughed at the prospect. He sat on the couch for what feltlike an age, tapping his foot to the rhythm of the clock."Don't give in, don't. Slowly she felt the heat start to lessen.Less than a few moments later, the same alarm that she’d heard a few hours ago went off. Amazingly, Wren’s power and the heat dissipated within seconds.“I am detecting ten planets that have the life signs of the Jutrocs on them. I am also detecting life signs of the Zetcrons on five of the planets,” Trigon said.“Good, it’ll save me the trouble of hunting down a few of their outposts,” Wren said as another evil-looking smile came to her face. “Charge all. "She was looking at me like she knew I was hiding something, but shedidn't say anything else before turning back to the oven. I took theopportunity to head for Dad's office. There were a number of boxesstacked behind his desk, and I figured that the photo albums would behiding there. Walking around the desk, I noticed a folder sitting in themiddle that Dad had drawn a frowny face on. Curiosity got a hold of meat that point, and I lifted the cover to peer inside.What I found changed my mood.