"First we need to get Timmy cleaned up," Tammy said taking your hand and dragging you to the bathroom, the other's following. Once you were in the bathroom Tammy yanked your underwear off and pushed you into the already full tub. Evidently your mom must have figured Lisa would let you out and start the bath for you. Tammy looked at Lisa and asked, "Why would you eat my brother when you know I want him?"

"Sorry Tammy," Lisa said looking down. "I was hungry and I couldn't help myself." She looked over her shoulder and said, "At least we got him out before the chip went off."

"What chip?" you asked as Tammy began to scrub you. Since this wasn't the first time she or your mom had to do this you sit there quietly to listen to what Lisa said.

Lisa looked cross at herself but said, "You're not suppose to know about the chips. Most vores aren't suppose to know about the chip either." She sighed before continuing, "But since I've said it I'm already in trouble if you repeat it so I guess I can tell you more. Vores and exemptions have a chip injected with a shot into them. The vore's chip lasts for two years and there's another chip in the license. For exemptions the chip lasts for seven days for a meal or a year for marriage. Well when the acid soaks through enough to touch the chip it sends out a signal to alert the police. For vores with a license the license has to be nearby for that to happen." She looked at everyone of you with pleading eyes saying, "Please don't tell anyone what I said. If they find out I know and told you our licenses would be taken away and we'd be sold to a restaurant or store to be eaten. They could cook us and slice us up to serve to several people, even boys." She shuddered at that clearly not liking the thought of any part of her being eaten by a boy.

"Wouldn't cooking us be torture?" Amanda asked looking shocked.

"My mom says it's not considered torture if it's done right," Lisa said with a shrug. "She said most vores don't do it right and if they get caught their license could be taken away."

"The chip is given with a shot?" you asked thinking about your doctor's visit today. When Lisa nodded you continued, "But I didn't get a shot today. The last one I had was before school started."

"You mean you're not reserved?" Lisa asked looking shocked.

You shrugged your shoulders not knowing what that meant. You saw Tammy grinning and was about to ask why when she scrubbed your chest and you said, "Ow," instead. "That hurt."

"I wasn't making the digestion painful," Lisa said a curious look on her face.

"Well I rescued him from an older girl's stomach yesterday," Tammy said sounding sure that it was the explanation for the soreness.

Lisa didn't look like she believed that but didn't say anything. Instead she said, "I think we need to promise to protect... Timmy." There was a slight hesitation before she spoke your name.

"I already protect him," Tammy said shrugging.

"Well I promise to protect him," Amanda said.

"So do I," Sally said nodding. She looked at Lisa and asked, "How are we going to protect him though?"

Lisa smiled and said, "Well we'll..."