Eleven
So after the Clone dropped off Sue Pearce he drove on vowing not to stop until he completed his mission. Sue on the other hand did not respond to positive communication and walked into the woods to hibernate. "I get along better with bears" she thought to herself, "THAN THESE ANIMALS."
About a half hour later the Clone pulled into the parking lot of Jef Herring's office, got out of the car and ran through the door.
"OK, honey it's been a long day I must have hypnotized 30 neurotics, wrote 6 columns, invented 3 new change agents and even posted on that crazy forum, I'm bushed...I'll be right home." was what the Clone heard as he entered the office.
"No! Wait! You can't!"
"Honey, I got another one, gotta go!"
"I need help."
"Obviously."
"Mr. Bemis is gonna kill me, Black belt is dying, Polly has turned into a hideous beast ana... ana... and I need a banana. A really big banana!"
"Wha-....did you say banana?"
"Yes!" Mr. Bemis said, "You have one?"
"I'm a therapist for chrissakes not a grocery store. Look Clone start at the beginning. It sounds like you are dealing with a whole bunch of problems at once. These things take time."
"We don't have time."
The Clone, proceeded to tell Jef the whole story. Mr. Herring stroked his beard, lit his pipe and sat back and listened. When the Clone was through Jef replied, "Well first of all he doesn't need a banana."
"He doesn't?"
"No way, Jose. He needs the tools to deal with his obsession and some uplifting spiritual stuff, either read him Chicken Soup For the Soul or better yet, my book, pre-publication price 10 bucks get it now or it'll be 15 after its in the stores and I promise you Clone it will cure all that ails you." The Clone looked sideways at Herring, "no bananas huh?...... I'll give you 5 bucks for the book."
"8"
"6.50"
"You want the autograph cause for 7.50...."
"NO."
"Ok, Keep the change" Jef Herring's concern however would not allow the Clone to leave with just a book. "Hey Clone.... I just invented a new change agent.... it's awesome can take you back..... 30 years, you should see Lollie now."
"No thanks."
"You don't understand, I'm not sayin' this stuff can make you feel 30 years younger.... I'm sayin it will actually MAKE you 30 years younger and you get to retain all your wisdom."
"I'll believe it when I see it and I suppose you think Lollie is psychic too?"
"Look over here, at the forum page Clone, I was too busy to notice. It's a post from LOLLIE, says there's trouble up at the cabins and we all better get up there."
