There were flowers across the stream! Now, her parents had told Ai to stay near the paths, not to go deep into the woods, but they hadn't said anythin...g about not crossing the stream! Grabbing the basket with her lunch tightly, as it wouldn't do to drop it and get it wet, Ai raced into the stream. The water was cold, but not deep, barely up to her ankles. Ai's bare feet (for she never wore shoes) came down on small smooth stones, making her think for a moment she might slip and fall. But, Ai had. It was not a hospice, even though an ambulance pulled away as we arrived. Maybe two dozen senior citizens were milling around the front entrance as we arrived."What's happening?" I asked a tiny, stooped-over lady as she leaned on her cane."That was Stanley. Stanley Martin," she added at my lack of recognition. "Seems like another one died with a smile on his face." She shook her head in evident disgust as she turned away to go inside.I located a nurses' station in the main lobby and headed that. "Subtlety is very much a part of the magic."Mike was about to speak when the room filled with an odd gray light. Hestared wide-eyed as he - and everyone else in the room -- froze in place.Mike blinked, still aware of what was happening. He wondered if Roz andthat other, blonde waitress behind the lunch counter knew that theirreality was changing over in a corner of the room."And so it begins," Pauli said. He never knew who or what a subject - he_never_ thought of them as victim - would. She bent towards me and planted a kiss on my lips. I opened my mouth to allow her tongue access, fencing with hers and my mind going into a state of near delirium.We kissed and the passion rose, as I lifted her nightie to pull it over her head."Now, now," she said. "Let's not get too hasty." I let the hem drop and continued with the kissing, while Janice reached round the back and picked something up.It was the biggest strap-on dildo I think I have ever seen."You want this don't you?" I wasn't.