Here's #19.
>Blitzo exited his office, phone in hand
>"Looni, what the FUCK is this about you peeping on Stolas?"
>"I, I... I," you stammered in a panic, trying to put the image out of your head
>"You know damn well you're not his type," he continued, scolding you, "besides, bribing him EXTRA isnt gonna do much, and I'd rather not have my daughter selling out her holes like her old man!"
>"Wait, hang on! I wasn't..."
>"Nuh uh, nope," he cut you off, standing in front of the desk, "you leave Stolas' ass to me, you got that?"
>"... No arguments there, dude," you winced... but then a lightbulb went off, "I just figured... maybe he could teach me more about how the book works...?"
>Blitzo became puzzled, "... You know the portals work just fine for what we do here, right?"
>"Well, yeah..."
>"Besides, I'm already stretching myself thin stretching HIM thin, you know how much more ass I'd have to eat to get THAT kinda deal?"
>"More than I'd wanna hear about, I know that much..."
>"Exactly, so if you wanna pump somebody for sorcery shit, stick to his daughter!" he turned to enter his office, but then snapped around to face you again, "and you better not be PUMPING HER EITHER!"
>"What? Ew, she's 17, man!"
>"Exactly, so keep your furry mitts off her!" Blitzo wasn't letting up, jabbing his finger in your face, "No stirring the pot!"
>"Dude, I'm telling you, it was a portal mishap," you growled defensively, your heart now beating like a jackrabbit, "Would you just... fuck OFF already?"
>you paused, a little confused at yourself, but then looked at Blitzo, "Where's this coming from, anyway...?"
>at that, his expression softened, "I... just... Oz--... Nothing. Sorry. Let me know if a client shows, would ya?"
>and then he'd vanished into his office
>leaving you with a book you opted not to touch anymore, at least for the rest of the day
>appearances were important after all, and you couldnt be seen portaling in and out again
>seemed like your life was all appearances lately...
