If they volunteer any information, that is completely up to them. Do I make myself clear, Jimmy?’ ‘Yes, madam … I mean Rose.’ I didn’t want ...to screw this up. Good meals and a place to sleep. I hoped it would last for a few months. I ended up living there for six years. Rose taught me everything or had someone else teach me. The only other guy that was there was a fellow named Ben. He was probably in his late forties. He was huge. Rose had told me that he was her bouncer. If anyone got out of. As for lunch he gave her her food in a dog bowl on the floor at his feet while he ate at the table. Once they were done he took her to his office room locked her there while he went to get the cage. He put the cage near his desk and told her to go inside. Knowing better than to resist him she complied and walked inside the cage. It was just big enough for her to lay down in a not too uncomfortable position. She quickly fell asleep while he started working. Since she was still asleep by the end. The fantasy was never supposed to go this far. I knewthis was the point of no return, but I couldn't think of what to say, andbefore I could say anything, she was gently holding my arm and leading meinside the main building.We walked down the corridor that contained the finance department, therecords department and all the other admin departments, as well as themain reception and the head teacher's office. I couldn't even say a word,every part of my body was frozen solid apart from my feet. "I was thinking of Aina base time. They used to use Eastern Standard Time as a reference... from their connection to West Virginia..."I nodded. The Freeway is still locked on West Virginia time too, but our portal to the WFM internet is through Hawaii, through the Ring shadows in the slip ships. We tend to think in Hawaiian time now... "Yeah, I remember. What time would it be on Aina?"Isabelle shook her head. "The bubbles are no longer connected. Your question does not have a well defined.