" I agree," said Pa. "She looks like an older version of Ruth as well.Very pretty, too." I sighed. "So my question is, just what is going onhere?"I... decided to inject a little humor into the situation. "Pa, do youremember saying something a couple days ago? Something like this? `Turnyourself into a girl!'" Well yah," answered Pa. "I didn't mean it seriously. Angry sarcasm,you know. I had no idea..."I wondered if I should tell him that that was a false memory, created byBikini Beach. I. "Your external casing has been modified to match mine,"said Jocasta. "The protuberances that used to differentiateus have been removed." Which just leaves the color," said Jocasta II. She smiled,and as she did so her color switched from gold to silver."There," she said, retrieving her Scotch and taking another sip. "Now no one will guess I'm not you." There are however now two of us." That won't be a problem," said Jocasta II. "While you weredecactivated I altered your appearance. See for. , sir." Go an' get changed, Myrna," Gloria instructed her. "You'd just be bored here with us while we's workin', so why don't you go watch that movie you wanted to see. I got some money for you so you can get a snack, too."Myrna was certain that her mother was getting rid of her so she could be alone with Mister Gantner and it wasn't for work. Nevertheless, there was nothing to be gained by pointing that out, and she did want to see the movie."Okay."After changing into jeans and a tee shirt,. ’ I felt the smallest ping of hurt at not being her sole source of happiness in the world anymore. Sometimes I really hate my ego. ‘You know what this means?’ A happy realization! ‘What?’ ‘You have someone to walk you down the aisle now.’ She smiled. ‘I was going to ask Stacy to do it. She’s the closest thing to a parent I’ve had since those bastards went away.’ I smiled. Those bastards did indeed go away. Far away. Dani would never hear from her rapists again. They had all gotten made examples.