<strong>Month 2, Day 10</strong><br/><br/>Jess glanced at the tiny clock at the upper right corner of her computer screen and took a deep breath as she saw what time it was getting close to. Scooting back in her office chair, she minimized the intranet program she had been approving scheduled prelim matches through and straightened out her skirt, waiting for the inevitable call of her secretary to let her know that one of the Malrains had arrived. As incompatible as they were, she knew they would probably arrive at different times, if only because Mira was dealt too much poor luck in the average day to actually arrive when she wanted to. Alister was usually prompt for important things, so she expected him first, though she really hoped she wouldn't be stuck in a room alone with him.