It’s an unwritten rule.”“If it’s not written down...”Sato-san said, “It never happened.”High Five.“Yeah ... truck ‘em out. They migh...t not want him.”Ceiling said, “This is highly irregular ... but yeah ... truck ‘em out.”Mahiro was the first Apprentice Hero to interview all of his prospective Caregiver. How about that?Five of the six had various ways of saying, “No.” The sixth said, “You bet. Japanese? Think how that’ll go over with the Club.” She started running it through her mind. “No makeup. I informed Ahkbar that he would be expected to pay the various expenses involved, as well as make out an honorarium to Mrs. Pembleton for her assistance, and inasmuch as he was, if not as wealthy as James, quite comfortable, this he readily agreed to. I provided him a letter of introduction to Mrs. Pembleton and sent a telegram ahead to inform of his pending arrival.I would be remiss if I did not offer an expansion on this subject. Mrs. Pembleton ran a rather singular school for young ladies.. The day she was due to be returned to Susan she was filled with anxiety.She could hide in all the glitter and perfume of this place, but it hadbeen made clear she would be living with Susan from now on, the girl shehad wronged so badly. She was glad she was Naomi now, after a lifetime ofcareless behaviour she could finally redeem herself, as Nathan she neverreally felt she could stop, it was too easy to keep destroying people'shopes, needlessly breaking hearts out of a basic lack of. We had talked a lot about sensory deprivation and the impact it has on sexual arousal. He turned to me and said simply “are you ready?” and I simply nodded.He placed a cuff on each wrist and ankle, fussing with the adjustments until they were just right. Not lose enough for me to slip out of but not so tight that they bothered me. He leaned into me and kissed me, our tongues dancing together before finally he drew away. He looked me in the eyes and raised one eyebrow, I nodded.