MYSTERY, BABYLON
by
Johnny
Thunderbird
to Mordecai Malignatus
friend and comrade
for showing how it's done
...communication is only possible between equals...
Aleister Crowley
Prologue
Dear Wayne,
You read your incoming? If
you don't I'm going to have the System nudge you on this one.
This is Cynthia.
I wish to formally express
my appreciation for your efforts in my behalf in our encounter
yesterday. I was most gratified with each activity in which we
were engaged. For me personally, it was satisfying in the highest
degree possible, and is now among my most treasured experiences.
Thanks. I needed that.
The treat I have for you is
news of Debbie, your old girlfriend, who left you at the factory.
You have been led to believe she joined the Sisterhood, and have
sniffed around from time to time trying to find out her
Sisterhood name so you could communicate with her. She has now
informed me she will be willing to communicate with you as soon
as I havecleared the atmosphere of Earth. That is so imminent
that I am probably off-planet as you read this.
I told you I was going on a
long trip. It is a space trip, a high-risk venture. Even if it
works as planned, it will be several years before I get back. I
have chosen to straighten out my affairs on Earth. I have freed
all my personal slaves, and your Debbie will be the last of them
when I lift off. She has been on my staff since she left you.
Personal service in the
Sisterhood is a voluntary association, a matter of vows. From
time to time the subservient party has honest opportunities to
renounce the relationship at will. Debbie has remained very loyal
to me at all times, even at the risk of her own life. Our
personal relationship has been one of total love. She has proved
she is capable of rare dedication, from which I now release her.
What she does will be up to
her. It is important for you to realize how true that is. She can
have the whole weight of the Sisterhood behind her if she wants
it, and the Sisterhood kicks ass. If she tells you to get lost,
you do that. Take it easy for a little while, make sure you're
still friends before you try being lovers again. She has been
right in the center of some of the strangest events the world has
ever seen. Emotionally, she has seen a lot of heavy weather. It
would be good for her to relax.
Wayne, I think you should
be prepared for the very strong possibility that she will spend a
little time with you and then she will join the Sisterhood. I
need to make it clear that she has never taken the oath as a
Novice of the Sisterhood; she is not officially a Sister. The
vows she took were to me individually. These having expired, she
is completely free of all obligation in the eyes of the Goddess.
Knowing the ways of the world, you are aware that the Sisterhood
has a security interest in her. You won't be able to just vanish
with her, but you can come and go as you please if she wants to
go with you.
What may draw her back to
the Sisterhood is her social status within the Order. She is
respected by just about everybody, and there are some who love
her. She may try to persuade you to join too, and if you consider
that option let me add my urging to hers. The Sisters like you a
lot, and not just for sex. You have been working with us quite a
while, so you're used to our ways. Surrendering to the Goddess
means becoming a sex object, and learning to accept pain. Those
of us who know you don't think that would break you. We all think
you could be whipped into becoming a pretty good dude.
Debbie isn't the same girl
you knew. A helpful hint: don't, repeat don't get in any fights
with her, until she's had time to bring you up to speed on her
standing in Sisterhood combat sports. She's a contender, and
quite frankly you could use a bit of training. I let you skate in
a couple of passes yesterday where our darling Debbie would have
cleaned your clock. Until you've figured out whether to believe
me or not, just try not to piss her off.
She almost certainly has
lost her ability to have an orgasm in a passive sex role without
first experiencing pain. That is an unfortunate side effect of
some of our sexual conditioning. I don't think it will wear off
very soon, but miracles have happened. My best advice is to give
her what she needs. Hurt her and let her come. It might make you
sad to do that, but it is a lot easier to live with Debbie when
she's happy. I lived with her longer than you did, remember.
You still don't know
exactly who I really am, do you? I asked the System to write up
some information you needed to know, and was surprised at the
sensitive nature of the material produced. Also the amount; it's
a meg of data. I checked with our security office, and they
verified your clearance for this information. These selections
would indicate a rather high initiation level if you were a sworn
member of our Order.
Just for your information,
I feel this means somebody in the Heirarchy has her eye on you. I
think somebody is prepping you for some task, so keep your
feelers out for some opportunity to pop open in front of you in
the near future. That's just a guess, but I've made a kind of
career out of guessing right.
Regardless, you should
remain aware that having these documents doesn't make you a
newspaper. Remain sensitive to the issues involved: we're still a
secret society and we do kick some ass.
All my best to you and Debbie.