It amazes me how some things are universal.Talia introduced us and we stood there in silence, getting the distinct impression we were being examined. ... Finally, one of the council, I guessed the leader, spoke."What is it that you would ask of us?" the Drandian asked."We have come to plead for any assistance that your people might be able to give us," Sam said. "Our people are in grave jeopardy and could be wiped out at any moment by our enemies. We are powerless to stop them because they are. But tonight was different. Had he not stopped at the sex shop to refill his prescription of lube for his nightly rendezvous with himself behind the old factories on the edge of town, had he not hit every fucking red light on the way to the club in hopes of a large fair to pay for one more book in a never ending stream of scholastic expenses – then he’d not been pulling up at the precise moment that this vision in her red heels and black leather outfit stumbled into the street looking for a. Dodie awoke to a rumble from her phone. It was a business email. The title read:"Interested in taking a new tour? We can help!"Intreiged, dodie click on the email:"We at minersty of sound have seen your growth in the music industry and would like to offer you an opertunity to do a world tour! If interested, click the link below for more details"Dodie was suspicious. It seemed too good to be true. Shes always wanted to fly all across the world. This seemed like a dream come true. But she decided. ’ ‘What the fuck do you mean by that?’ ‘You’ve become a power driven asshole, only interested in success and destroying everyone in your way…even your own family.’ ‘You bitch! You loved spending my money.’ ‘Yes and for that I’m sorry I used you Billy. I gave my heart away a long time ago.’ ‘Well you are nothing more than a whore.’ ‘Yes I guess I am.’ ‘Well you aren’t leaving slut.’ With that Billy grabbed Cathy’s bags and placed them back on the floor. ‘I’m going Billy, with or without the.