For some reason, Stoller announces later that day that working off demerits through chores and extra writing assignments would not be necessary this evening. Many students are relieved, but puzzled. That night, you wait a full hour after lights-out before heading over to the North Tower room. People do enough waiting for her, after all. For some reason, you find the halls to be a lot less monitored than you expected. Making it there is a breeze.
You knock boldly on the door, and it opens almost immediately. Stoller pulls you in, looks you in the face, and gasps in surprise, backing away. You take a moment to survey her and the room. The room is round and well-lit with at least ten small windows in it, all with curtains over them. In the center is a large table with several open boxes of various sizes on it. Stoller smells like sweat and... feminine juices. She is indeed wearing makeup, but it looks less pronounced than yesterday. It could be the lighting here.
Stoller backs away from you and stumbles over one of the chairs by the table. You catch her just before she falls and help her to her feet.
"Careful, Miss Stoller, we might have a long night ahead of us."
"Of - of course, ," she says, backing away and keeping the table between the two of you. "What - whatever you want. I - I've pulled some bribes out of storage for you to look through. As bribes, I mean. I... I... didn't expect it to be you. I, uh, made sure there wouldn't be problems with you coming here and meeting me here."
You look down at the open boxes and are astonished.
Cigarettes, alcohol, lingerie, money, make-up, concert tickets, top-shelf school supplies. Okay, those are all interesting bribes, all very well and good. But illegal drugs? Porn? ... Wait a minute... that's... ILLEGAL porn!? Videotapes labeled "Shower Room: SKYVIEWS" followed by dates!? Those are from THIS school! Panties with girls' names labeled on them!? You don't recognize any of their names.
Stoller continues, "I know I smell a little right now. Sorry. I didn't have time to wash clothes and you said... Well, um... I'm not wearing panties, since in the pictures I wasn't, but I can put some on if you like. This school can't afford a scandal, so please take whatever you like or if it's not here I can get it for you. I wasn't sure what you would want, so I tried to have a lot of everything."
Okay; this is starting to creep you out. "Miss Stoller, I don't... I don't want any of this... well, maybe this calculator, it looks newer than mine."
"It's yours now. Take it, please. There has to be something else you want."
"Why were you so shocked to see me? You were expecting someone to come here, right?"
Her face goes pale. "Um. Um. Um. Um..."
"Never mind. Okay, this is what I want..." |