Forstarters, about every fifth person is walking around with a smallplastic clip on their right ear. I guess they've been tagged like a cowwould. Al...ong the walls are numerous kiosks and storefronts with signsthat read like a list of bad sexual-meat puns: "Tube Steak Central","The Rump", and "The Tenderizer".I guess I was off in La-La Land too long, because I don't see Svenanywhere around. Never one to miss an opportunity to go back to my ownlittle world, I return to observing the inside of. All that's left to decide is which fantasy you want for today's shower. This decision, unfortunately, is going to have to wait. And may never be answered. As now it's time for fate to intervene.A knock at your door breaks you from your shower. You poke your head out and call, "Who is it?" Delivery for Alex Ashford," a hoarse voice returns.Your groan in silenced frustration before saying, "Just a minute." You always thought college dorms had front desks for this very reason. While that may be. Kristy had barely eaten any of the burger last night but seemed quite happy to mow through the produce. I idly wondered as I watched her chew whether her diet preferences were programmed as well.We hit an industrial part of town and I began cruising down the streets for a body shop. The first one looked too prosperous but the second one was an old brick building with two cars out front with "for sale" signs on them. The owner reminded me of a greedy reptile with greasy hair, bad teeth, and. "Yes, she's being careful not to cause offence unlike that fool in the embassy," Morgana replied."I doubt he'll forget meeting you, my Mage," I said with a grin."I doubt he'll forget what you did to him, John. That was a masterstroke, treating him as a social inferior not to be spoken to until he'd given formal recognition," she said."It helped that you did the same, my Mage," I said.We arrived at one of the fort like buildings and two of the aides swung the doors open for us to allow us into a.