“Hmm, that would depend on what your needs are, Honored Master. What are your needs, known or suspected?”“I’m working on my body cultivation. ...I’m at Body of Copper, but I think it will be a while before my next breakthrough. On top of that, I am working on Blessed Whole at the moment. I have fire and ice spells in my spell-book and have become quite adept with them. The only shortcoming that I can see is healing. I haven’t decided if I want to learn it as a spell or to go with concoctions.”“I. .. the Sheriff made them move.I guess what I'm trying to say is, my home town wasn't all that moral, but it was a great place to raise kids.Grace went up stairs to 'cheer Sylvia up' ... gossip ... and I went to the playroom in the basement to visit Ricky and Mike.Ricky had 5 big boxes of American Bricks and we built all kinds of houses and forts with them. Then we'd shoot at them with marbles to see who's things lasted the longest. Mine always did.There's something going on here ... I'm just. He’s popular.”“Yeah, he says that too. But, like, he knows how to socialize and I don’t, and he has connections to popular kids and can go to parties, and he looks more attractive. It’s just not fair to compare us.”“I actually find him less attractive than you,” Taylor bluntly said.I stopped in my tracks. “…Really?” I finally asked.“Yeah,” she replied, then smirked. “Don’t get any ideas.”“Yeah, yeah, of course. Um… huh. Thanks.” Taylor shook her head and giggled again. “Believe in yourself. I must have died ... again. Hazy memories drifted through my head, including a really weird dream, but nothing was concrete. I couldn't pull it together enough to remember anything that gave me clarity.When the doctor left, a woman took the seat to my left and resumed reading her magazine, and I turned my head enough to see her.She was pretty in a chunky sort of way. The extra thirty pounds enhanced her curves, without making her look obese. She caught me looking at her and smiled. "Hey," she.