Whoops of laughter and the soft sound of music drifted into the silent cabana
where its sole occupant was busy at the computer.

"Am I glad finals are over!  I thought I was gonna go insane for a while," she
muttered as she checked her mailbox for the fifteenth time that day.

"Dammit!  He said that he'd have some 'fics ready for my perusal!  Where are
they?  Here's two, where are the rest?  Oh!  The new remailer list is here.
Might as 
well look for the new arrivals..."

She scrolled through the list.  She then choked on her drink.

"Nani?  'Sour Times' is finished and he didn't tell me?" she sputtered as she
moved
to clean up  the mess.  She scrolled through the rest of the list rapidly.
" 'A Hair-Raising Matter!'  'The Nameless Saga!'  'A Day in the LIfe!'
'BGCross 11!'  His own 'fic gets another part out and he doesn't even
send me a copy?!?"

"Panda, Panda, Panda" she sighed while typing furiously at her computer.
"When are you gonna learn that you *don't* make promises to the 'Mistress
and don't follow up on them?"  Her cellular phone rang.
"Yes, what is it?"

"I'm sorry to report that that pre-alpha part of your story hasn't come back
yet."

She choked again.  "Don't tell me; it's Panda, right?"

The voice on the other end was silent.

"This crystalizes it.  Thank you."  She pushed the 'End' button and stared at
the
computer screen.  "I can't be lenient with everyone, my friend.  If I did,
it would be nothing but work, work, work, all day long!  That's why it pains me
to do this."

She pushed send on the notice.  

	ATTENTION ALL BOUNTY HUNTERS AND UNEMPLOYED
.SIG WARRIORS!  THE 'MISTRESS NEEDS YOUR HELP!
	A certain MLer by the name of Panda has reneged on an important
promise.  He's holding some important documents that I need very badly.
Bring the Panda to me, and I will see you handsomely rewarded.

			Signed,
			The Taskmistress

She went back to the party with a heavy heart.  


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