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"Only less fun and without the dice rolling," he said

I laughed "Right But you can put your D&D skills to hen setting up a way to be in a croithout allowing it to affect you Just visualize your preferred scenario, perhaps one where you are a hero fighting off evil"

His brows knit as he contemplated that, and then I replayed in my mind the words I’d just spoken "And you know, that’s really true You really are a hero fighting off the evil ex" I laughed "At least in ers as I traced randohtened "Now…take some deep breaths and relax Just close your eyes and picture yourself in a room with five other people"

"What sort of rooe roo roo myself to be patient with him "That will do You’re there with five other people"

"Do I have to tell you who they are?"

"No…just picture those people You’re standing around talking"

"I really don’t like to stand around and talk"

Argh I was starting to get a little hot under the collar Grittingin Ada creepily at the other people in the room"

Silence from him Good If he’d asked me another question, I would have lost it

"Okay, now another five people walk into the rooers?"

Ohto stab him in the eye "Does it matter?"

"It does to me"

Of course he would say that Calm, Jenna You are in a wide-open field… "Okay…um…you know these people Now there are ten people in the room"

"Eleven"

"What?" I almost shrieked in frustration

"There are eleven people in the rooinal five, that makes six Then five more Eleven" He sounded supremely pleased with himself

"Okay, whatever Just focus, Wil You’re in this room with eleven--I mean, ten other people How do you feel?"

"I’ It’s not crowded"

At last ere getting soht Now ten ure it out

"Twenty-one--"