Tori and Jacob double timed it back to the Inn.  They had  few minutes to spare so went to the room to change clothes. Tori was showering and called out to Jacob.<br/>"You know, in that show I was really uncomfortable. I don't know why I even went into that place. I don't like orgies,duh, and after the Incident, I definitely only want man in my mind and my bed."<br/><br/>"Who?" Jacob called back around what sounded like a toothbrush.<br/><br/>"Silly." she answered, "You, of course." His hand snaked around the shower curtain to shape the contour of her ass that was slick with fragrant moisturizing soap and water. She giggled and the hand moved on.<br/><br/>"Hey,hurry up. We have to meet the douchebag before we meet the Soup Society."he urged.<br/><br/>Tori laughed, rinsed and came out wrapped in a towel. She had managed to keep her hair dry so the peeks in the hair were still stiff. She wiped her face and said,<br/>"Jake, I did talk to Mrs. Whitmore. I think you thought I was buIlshitting. I also gave  her false information to see what she knew about him. She called him a dogsbody. Who the fuck says dogsbody anymore? I mean, really. What I gathered from that remark was that he was not an employee but rather a person who was hanging around and in the way so they gave him boring or unpleasant stuff to do. I think the only "Friends" he had among the workers were those in his own mind. She was in a hurry but still gracious with me. But I didn't want you to think I was bluffing him out. I don't play poker well. But I don't play at blackmail games either. I learned as a kid that when someone threw a paperwad at you that you don't throw it  ,you put it in your pocket which ends their power."<br/>He came over and kissed her, groped her some, tossing the towel away and then steered her toward the clothes she had laid out on the bed.<br/>"We have to go and I don't want to go with a cockstand. Hurry."<br/><br/>Jacob went out to stand on the balcony. Tori could hear him talking to Fish,trying to get him and Tina to hurry the fuck up.<br/><br/>Tori pulled her jeans, tee shirt and boots on,then her light leather jacket. Makeup didn't take more than five minutes and she stepped out to join him just as Fish and Mom coming out of their room. Fish looked like Fish, red/orange hair, white tee shirt and baggy jeans. Mom looked like a gypsy fortune teller, which was to say, she looked like herself. Few people could pull off the bright blues,reds and greens like she could, on her it looked exotic, kind of weird, like an old hippie, but okay.<br/><br/>"Okay, guys," Tori said, pulling a paper from her back pocket, "We have this new guy,Simon James, that we have hired to work primarily with Fish to," she chuckled," be a dogsbody. "<br/><br/>"What the fuck?" Fish asked,<br/><br/>"To help you, dear," Tina said. " A gofer."<br/><br/>"Right," Tori agreed. " He is a wild card, Fish. Work with him, but you be in charge, If you give this guy an inch, he will take a mile. Be wise in what you say around him. I won't go into detail but I don't exactly trust him."<br/><br/>Tina raised and eyebrow but said nothing. Fish looked puzzled but nodded. He looked at Jacob for confirmation of this hare brained decision but Jacob just shrugged.<br/><br/>"Anyway, we going to meet in the lobby for a few minutes and then the van from the Society will pick us up."<br/><br/>~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>In the lobby, Simon was waiting on them, dressed in the same Angel Affliction tee shirt. He stood up,solemnly and shook hands all around.<br/><br/>"Simon, this is Albert Fish and Tina Morissette, our medium. You will be working with Fish, exclusively." Tori said, as professionally as possible.<br/><br/>"Fish, Tina, meet Simon. He is a jack of all trades and is interested in the paranormal. We hope he will be an asset to our team."<br/><br/>"Nice to meet ya," Fish said. Tina was more reserved, just nodding at him coolly.<br/><br/>Tori was glad that Tina was her adopted mom and they looked nothing alike. She planned to down play their relationship and she thought Mom was okay with that. For Tori, it was  part of her plan to accept Tina's presence here and her relationship with Fish.<br/><br/>They all sat down close to the door to discuss their individual hopes for this investigation before the van came.