Annette has her badge now. She's salaried. She's eligible for hazardous duty pay. She's all set now, right? Let's put it like this, it's like playing class-A baseball and then getting called up to "go to the show." Nobody ever heard of you down in single-A ball. The first time anyone ever hears your name is when the manager tells the team, "instead of trading, we're calling up a minor leaguer." Suddenly everyone who's anyone is checking out who you are (see Breitlinger Jar chapter 7 pages 21- 29) so they're in the know. Then you show up and you can feel everyone watching you to see if you're the real deal. No pressure! Just to make sure things go smoothly, she has a misstep with "Director Thomlinson" her first day as an Agent. (NOTE: This is not me bringing politics into my art, it's just giving characters in my story different opinions and points of view - there is no actual discussion.) Fortunately she bears up well when he pressures her to violate information security protocol. Headaches like this better pay well! Will Annette be back in form by the time she checks in with her Secret Service handlers? Will she be able to spot the threat she was sent to look for? What does "asymmetrical" mean anyway? Will T.N.A. ever realize that Janette knows everything Annette does? What will they do if they find out? What can they do? And just exactly what does the author think “symbio-sympathetic cognitive and emotive neurogenesis” means anyway? Tune in next episode to find out if any of these questions get answered! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This story begins here. The next episode is here. RodS' serial, Breitlenger Jar, can be found here.