Oscar Confesses In which Niall is rejected, accepted, and reflected. That evening Niall was a little worried as he approached the barracks after the evening meal. His classmates had seemed a little shocked to find that he was a convicted … Read more

Self Betrayal In which we meet Mr. Sharpe and his staff and Niall tells the truth perhaps at some cost. He was rather portly and wore what looked like a silk suit under a flowing cape. He had a carnation … Read more

Zero Sum In which Niall discovers that things are not what they seem with a POM and there’s work for everybody. “To review what you have said so far: POMs can be stolen, our money cannot because our money is … Read more

History Lesson In which Niall finds out why things went wrong. One of the classes Niall was expected to take included a brief history of money. In this class he got a new perspective on much of history in general. … Read more

Return of Jean In which Niall and Jean are together again and Niall discovers a new lead on what might be behind the computers, and where. For a student the day is organized around the class schedule. Niall had several … Read more

Dorm Life In which Niall finishes in the office, gets his books, and learns more about what happened while he was away. Niall was feeling less certain that the apparently simple statements were really as simple as they appeared. They … Read more

Sent to the Office In which Niall vicariously visits the Old West, meets some new friends, and has to go to the Principal’s office. Niall could hardly believe his eyes as the bus pulled into the station. To begin with, … Read more

A Night on the Town In which Niall meets a bartender and some fellow jail birds. Everything began happily, with the friends meeting in Santa Fe at a nice restaurant. Since Niall was the new guy, they had selected a … Read more

Changing Jobs In which we find a Niall headed west seeking truth. Niall arrived home late that Sunday afternoon feeling pretty good. He was digesting an excellent meal. He had enjoyed the friendly company of happy people. He was happy … Read more

Down on the Farm In which Niall visits a successful working farm and buys a car.   Niall had decided that if he was going to live and work in the country he was going to need a car. There … Read more