Title: Current Responsible Party Ch.1
Part: 1
Story Codes: M,F,f,g,b,mc,nc,humil,pedo,cuck,bd
Summary: In the not so distant future the State makes sure people
pay their debt. If not, your debt may be sold to another. 

This is the first story I've ever uploaded. Like most people I
have stories in my head and at some point write them
down and hopefully someone will enjoy it.

If you are offended by fictional sex between adults,
teens and preteens  whether implied or described then this story
is not for you.

CRP Ch. 1

	Current Responsible Party
	
	Sitting back in my chair, I stretch from hovering over the
monitors all day. I can't wait to get out of the office. It's
been crazy getting the quarterly taxes finished up. I take a last
look and see a discrepancy in one of the smaller subsidiary
businesses and decide to check it out. I read an associated memo
attached to the file stating the shipment of Personal Data
Implants had been lost due to a shipping accident and signed off
by the CEO MrWallace. I wondered why he hadn't attached form A387
with the completed report. I shot him an email requesting the
form and decided to follow up tomorrow since it was already time
to head home. I sign off the discrepancy, adjusted the balance
and smiled knowing all the numbers worked. I tidied my desk, put
away my epad, locked my desk and headed out the door.
	
	As I enter the elevator I notice my location has just been
pinged. I checked the time and decide my wife must have checked
my location while planning dinner so I put it out of my mind and
waited the short ride down to the parking garage. The elevator
opens and I head to my personal parking space. As I approach the
car I hear it engage, I pause as the door automatically opens and
as soon as it's clear I step in and take my seat at the driving
console.  Making myself comfortable I hear Betty say; Good
evening MrDavis, I've adjusted the temperature and checked
traffic conditions for the trip home. Will there be any stops on
the way? I say, No, just head home. Betty responds, Very well
sir, here we go. As Betty pulls out of the parking space and
drives out of the garage I ask Betty; play something soothing.
Immediately some soft music began and sounded familiar from some
old classic movie I had seen as a child. I closed my eyes mad
relaxed since it would be a 25 minutes ride home.
	
	A few minutes into the ride my location is pinged again. This is
strange I think to myself so I say; Display the location access
log. My Corneal Implant display shows this week’s logs and the
most recent being 3 days ago. That's interesting so I decide to
check on Sarah at home. I say; locate my wife. Corneal display
reads, Sarah Davis, Davis Home, Kitchen. I say; locate kids.
Corneal display reads, Rachel Davis, Davis Home, Rachel Davis
Bedroom. Nickolas Davis, Davis Home, Nickolas Davis Bedroom. I
then say; Betty, call home. The phone beeps twice and I hear my
wife say; Hi honey, what's up? I respond; did you just ping my
location? Sarah responds; No it wasn’t me, maybe it was one of
the kids. I say, Ok it might be a glitch. I'll be home in 20. She
says; Ok see you then. I say; End call, then settle back into the
seat and will report it tomorrow at work. 5 minutes later Betty
beeps and says; Rerouted, Incoming call, unknown caller. I ask
Betty; What do you mean rerouted, ignore the call. Betty says; A
new destination, Department of Revenue. Override protocol. Before
I can respond Betty says; Incoming call, answered. I hear a voice
say; Timothy Davis. I say; Yes, who is this? The caller says;
This is MrReynolds with the Department of Revenue. We are
bringing you in for questioning. Your ETA here is 15 minutes so
please relax. I ask; What is this about? MrReynolds says; All
your questions will be answered soon. Betty says; Call complete.
I ask Betty; Call my wife. Betty says; Communication locked. I
say; Locate my wife. My corneal display reads, Location
unavailable.
	
	Fifteen minutes later I arrive at the Government Campus. 2
officers meet me at my car before the door would open. I've been
here several times over the years but each time I had come in
response to audits. This time was very different and I was
feeling a little shaken by it. The officers said; MrDavis please
come with us and one walked on each side of me as they guide me
into the building. We stepped into a private elevator and an
officer pushed C. I knew the Revenue offices were on the 6th
through 8th floors and had never seen a floor C but I had never
been in this particular elevator before. The elevator stopped and
the door opens to a huge room filled with glassed in offices on
the outside walls and cubicles in the center of the room. Now I'm
starting to feel a little anxious about these questions. As we
walk down the right side of the room we pass several of the glass
enclosed offices and I glance into each. As we pass the third
office I see MrWallace the CEO of the company sitting in front of
a desk while a man stands pointing to a monitor. I am relieved to
see him here as well so we can get to the bottom of this.
	
	I step inside one of the offices and a man is sitting behind a
desk and without looking up he says; Take a seat MrDavis. So I
take a seat in the chair directly in front of the desk. After a
short time the man says; I'm MrReynolds, we spoke briefly on the
phone on your way in. Do you know why you've been detained? I
say; No I don't but I assume it has something to do with my
employer since I saw our CEO in another office down the hall. He
says; Yes, we've been watching activities within your company for
months since we discovered your CEO had stolen a Government
shipment of Personal Data Implants and covered it up claiming
damage. We found the shipment in a warehouse 3 weeks ago. We've
been monitoring him and the paper trail waiting to find his
accomplices. At 4:55 PM today you tipped your hand by approving
the loss on the books and writing off the shipment. I quickly
respond; I had nothing to do with a stolen shipment, I don't even
get close to merchandise, I'm just an accountant. He says; That’s
exactly who he would need to partner with to hide missing
shipments. I say; But I didn't know anything about it. I found
the discrepancy today and read the note attached to it which was
signed by my boss. MrReynolds says; We are aware of the note and
were waiting to see who acted on it without the proper forms and
that turned out to be you MrDavis. I respond; But I sent him an
email requesting the proper form and told him I would follow up
with him tomorrow. MrReynolds says; One moment, and calls someone
on the phone requesting verification of the email. I wait
patiently as he talks on the phone. After a few minutes he asks
me to wait and steps out of the office. I see one of the officers
who escorted me here standing by the door and I am surprised how
nervous I am for not being guilty of anything. After another 10
minutes MrReynolds steps back in and sits behind his desk. He
turns to me and says; MrDavis I have good news, because of the
email you sent your CEO you've cleared yourself of participating
and trying to cover up a crime. I feel elated and happy I sent
that email. He then says; Now for the bad news MrDavis. By not
waiting for the proper form you committed a crime allotting to
insurance fraud and defrauding the Government. How do you plead
to those charges MrDavis? I shout out; Plead? I was doing my job
and haven't done anything wrong. MrReynolds speaks up; Your boss
has already pleaded guilty, his assets have been seized. He's
going to jail for a long time. Had you not sent that email you
would have been joined him. With what you've done, you can get
off with paying the fines and no jail time. We are already
preparing the paperwork for collecting the fines. I ask; How much
are the fines? MrReynolds looks at his monitor and reads out to
me; 1,150,000 credits. I say; What? I don't have that kind of
money. MrReynolds says; We are fully aware of that and we are
currently going over your assets. I say; How much time do I have
to pay it off. MrReynolds replies; One moment, with your current
available credits and personal property you still have an
outstanding balance of 200,900 credits. I say; What? You're
taking my property and I still owe 200,900 credits? MrReynolds
says; Yes, we are currently seizing your personal property. You
no longer have a job and because of these charges other companies
have pulled their interest in you. Most companies have a strong
policy of zero tolerance for this type of crime. The States Human
Resources Department has already been alerted and is making
arrangements to assist you. I scream out; What? This is
ridiculous; you can't seize everything and send me to Human
Resources to be reassigned. MrReynolds says; Actually we can, and
because your debt is to the State, Human Resources will make sure
the debt is paid. Good day MrDavis. With that he summoned the
officers to escort me out.
	
	I was in shock as 2 officers escort me down a long hallway. We
step into an elevator that only had an up and a down button. They
pushed the up button and we start moving up. The door opens to a
hall with doors on the right. As we walk down the hall I hear
what sounds like crying behind some of the doors. We come to a
door marked J and an officer opens the door. While one walks in
the other tells me to follow and stays outside. The officer pulls
a chair out from a small table and tells me to sit down. He then
turns and walks out the door saying someone will be with me
shortly and closes the door. I get up and check the door, yes
it’s locked as I suspected. I glance around the room. I say;
Locate my wife. My corneal display reads; Unknown location. I
say; Message my wife, something has happened. I haven't been able
to contact you. If you get this contact me, I need our lawyer. I
start walking around the room and find a small bathroom with a
shower, a small closet with a rod and shelf, a bunk bed on each
side of the room and the small table with 4 chairs just inside
the door. The far end of the room looks as though it has some
type of folding doors, probably to expand the room size. There is
a monitor on the far right wall and looking up I see what appears
to be recessed video cameras much like the ones everywhere in the
city.
	
	After a short time an attractive woman comes in the room pushing
a cart. She takes out an epad and stands over me. I ask how long
before I can go. She doesn't answer my question but starts
reading her epad and says; My name is MsWatson; I am your
assigned Counselor during your stay with us. I asked again, how
long a stay is this? She replied; From 1 to 7 days. I say to her;
1 day is plenty I'm sure. She smiled at me before continuing; I
have a few questions to make sure my data is correct. A yes or no
answer is sufficient. Your name is Timothy Davis, age 37, brown
hair, brown eyes, weight 172 lbs and height is 5'9, is that
correct? I say; Yes. She asks; Your wife's name is Sarah Davis,
age 36, auburn hair, green eyes, weight 128 lbs and her height is
5'5. Is that correct? I say; Yes. She asks; A daughter Rachel
Davis, age 12, light brown hair, brown eyes, weight 100 lbs and
height is 5'2, is that correct? I again say; Yes. She says; A son
named Nickolas Davis, age 10, light brown hair, brown eyes,
weight 95 lbs and height 5', is that correct? Again I say; Yes.
She writes a few notes then sets the epad down on the table and
walks to the cart. She pulls out a stack of gray coveralls,
places 1 on the table and the rest on the shelf in the closet.
She does the same with some shoesocks, those ridiculous socks and
soft shoes in one, a pair of gray underwear that looked like
panties, then a small zip lock bag with toiletries. She pushes
one of each in front of me and says; Change into these, this will
be what's worn during your stay here. I looked at her thinking,
just overnight. She waits a moment then says; You may go into the
bathroom and change if you would like. I grab the cloths and step
into the bathroom. I change into the ridiculous coveralls and
come back into the room wearing the coveralls and shoesocks
complaining the underwear was old. She says; You get clean
clothes daily and all clothes are rotated every year. You can
look at the tags for the rotation date. She says; Now, I'll be
taking your cloths and I need all jewelry other than wedding
rings. I tell her I don't have anything else. She gathered up all
of my cloths and said; I'll be back shortly and we will go over
orientation with the rest of your group at 10 PM. With that she
closed the door behind her.
	
	Another 30 minutes pass and now 9:45 PM when I finally hear the
door open and an officer say; Step inside. I look up and bound
out if my chair as Sarah then Rachel and Nickolas step through
the door. I hug my wife first then we all hug. The officer says;
Someone will be with you shortly and closes the door. I start
explaining to my wife what's taken place and she can't believe it
either. She tells me that an hour after we had spoken 4 men
knocked on the door and escorted them here where they've been in
a room down the hall till now. They had to go through a series of
questions about health and personal information. She has been
trying to message me for hours. The same with the kids, all of
our corneal implants have been blocked.
	
	Our exchange of experiences was disturbed by the intercom;
MrDavis and family, this is MsWatson your counselor. I will be
with you shortly but first, if you look in the closet you will
all find your coveralls, shoes and personal hygiene package.
Please change into the coveralls and when finished place all your
personal cloths and property, including jewelry except wedding
rings on the table. MrDavis, you can help them with this. Try to
hurry and I will come start the orientation in a few minutes.
Sarah and Rachel looked at me, seeing how I was dressed and had
the look of doom in their eyes. Rachel started crying as her
mother and I handed out the coveralls, underwear and shoesocks.
First Sarah changed to show the kids everything would be ok. Then
Rachel and finally Nickolas changed. All the clothes and personal
belongings were placed on the table. We all sat and I explained
what had happened to get us into this mess and blamed my company
CEO for all of it. I told them how the State Human Resources
Department would help relocate us and soon we would be out of
this mess but life would be different till the debt from the
heavy fine was paid. I felt horrible for my kids and wife because
I am the head of the family and they are my responsibility. We
all held hands and waited for MsWatson to come and start
orientation.
	
	At exactly 10 PM the door opened and MsWatson came in pushing a
cart, saying hello and asks us all to sit down at the table. She
asks if we are hungry and places a tray of assorted finger
sandwiches, cut vegetables and fruit on the table. She puts out 4
bottles of water and tells us to eat. While we nibble on a few
things MsWatson takes all the cloths and personal belongings and
places them in the same clear plastic bag mine were in. She then
turns to Rachel and says; Rachel, your earrings please. I watched
as Rachel removed her small studded earrings that she had worn
almost nonstop since she got them for her birthday last year. She
was very upset and MsWatson told her they would be safe till
everything is returned to us later. MsWatson then pulled out a
box and opened it. It was full of dark gray rings, she asked
Sarah and I for our wedding rings. We were reluctant to give them
up but she said it was mandatory. We took them off and handed
them to her and she used a ring sizer to find each of our sizes,
then hands us rings of the same size saying we must wear them.
They were heavy and thick and seemed like some type of iron. Mine
even had a little rust on it. She then began sizing rings for
both Rachel and Nickolas and they had to wear them on their ring
fingers as well. She began setting up her epad and linking it to
the monitor on the wall. She tells us our corneal implants are
being reprogrammed and will soon be available to use.
	
	We snacked as MsWatson continued tapping away on her epad, I
suddenly saw my corneal display go blank and what looked like a
reboot sequence. When it was finished there was a screen that
said; To begin, say, I'm ready to begin. The 4 of us looked at
each other and all had the same look on our faces. I asked;
MsWatson, what is this new program, why didn't it use our current
data, and why start a new walk through? MsWatson says; Good it's
all set and we can begin shortly without answering my question.
MsWatson now explains how to finish the setup of our corneal
implants. She expressed honesty and warned it must match with any
known records. She says each of us needs to begin and we'll
continue with orientation when finished. I say; I'm ready to
begin. The screen starts a sequence of questions.

Name; Timothy Davis age 37; Yes or no? Yes
Date of birth; June 13 2043, Yes or no? Yes
Weight; 172 Height; 5'9, Yes or no? Yes
Gender; Male, Yes or no? Yes
Sexual Orientation; Heterosexual, Bisexual, Homosexual or As
Directed? Heterosexual.
Sexual Virgin; Yes or no? No
Anal Virgin; Yes or no? Yes
Oral Virgin; Yes or no? Yes
Libido Switch Implant; Yes or no? No
Triggers; Yes or no? No
Body hair laser ; Yes or no? No

This concludes setup. Thank you, your information has been
updated.

	I step over and help Nickolas since he would not understand some
of the questions. About the same time I finish with Nickolas,
Sarah and Rachel are sitting and waiting. Rachel looked
embarrassed and I understood why.
	
	 When MsWatson sees we are finished she steps to the far wall,
the monitor on the right suddenly comes alive and displays a
splash screen which reads;
	
	Welcome to Human Services.
	
	I jump to my feet and say; Hey, this is supposed to be Human
Resources, not Human Services. MsWatson says; Please take a seat
MrDavis. I remain standing and begin arguing that we're in the
wrong place and started walking toward her. MsWatson again says;
MrDavis please take a seat. I stood there and said we don't
belong here MsWatson. She again said; Take a seat MrDavis and
let's continue. Sarah bursts into tears and Rachel says, Dad what
is Human Services? Nickolas just sat there wondering what was
going on. MsWatson clapped her hands to get our attention and
says; MrDavis take your seat. I didn't move but stepped to Sarah
to console her while telling MsWatson there's been a mistake when
suddenly I got a stabbing pain behind my eye like a horrible
headache. I dropped to one knee and grabbed my head, the pain
slowly subsided. MsWatson again said calmly; MrDavis, take your
seat, we don't want to upset the children. I struggled to my feet
and stumble to my chair. Sarah has tears running down her face
and now even Rachel is visible shaken by what's happening.
MsWatson waited a few moments for things to settle down. I hold
Sarah's hand and she is holding Rachel's hand. Nickolas is
sitting there with a confused look on his face. Rachel is the
first one to speak and asks; Dad, what is Human Services? Before
I can say anything MsWatson speaks up saying; I am best qualified
to answer that question and clear up the misunderstanding Rachel.
Both kids looked her way while Sarah and I looked at each other,
already knowing exactly what the differences are. MsWatson
started; The State Human Resources Department is in charge of
employment of both corporate and government offices. All job
applicants are registered through them and job offers are
recorded, then the potential employee contacts the potential
employers. It works perfectly and completely fair for all. State
Human Resources differs from the State Human Services Department
who assigns positions to those who receive offers from Businesses
or People looking for services. Usually people who have not been
able to find jobs and have become a burden on the State fall into
this category. In Part A, This is usually a minimum paid position
and both parties sign an agreement for wages and terms of their
service. Your family falls under Part B. Part B is for people who
are in debt to the State. The State sets the acceptable length
and terms of service to best recover the debt. The State Human
Services Department is basically a placement service to assure
the burden is placed on those owing the debt and not the
Government or its citizens. This is why we no longer have
homeless or poverty and everyone prospers. The room fell silent;
Rachel and Nickolas taking it in, not fully understanding the
impact this will have on our lives. MsWatson asks; Any questions
before we move on with orientation? I spoke up; What is the
length and terms? MsWatson answers; The fact that there is a
fairly high debt the length can be quite long however because
there are 4 of you that cuts it way back. Each family unit member
gets the same rate of 25,000 Credits per year. So for the 4 of
you that brings the length to, she does some math then says; Time
is in months and partial months are always upped to a full month.
That brings it to 25 months or 2 years and 1 month. I gasped and
said; Do you mean we have to work for 25 months to pay off the
remaining debt? MsWatson says; Yes, but you have to consider you
will have a place to live plus all food and medical services are
included. After the debt is paid and time served you'll be
reassessed for Human Resources first and if nothing is found you
have Human Services Part A available to you. I was feeling lower
than ever, Sarah was still crying and Rachel was consoling her. I
asked; Will I be able to pay the debt down by working a second
job MsWatson? She replied; No MrDavis, those in service to
another are not permitted to earn or accrue money in any way. If
found with money or goods not assigned to you it will be assumed
stolen. I highly recommend if any money is found you leave it
there and alert your CRP of its location.
	
	MsWatson wanted to continue with the orientation. She said watch
the monitor and it will explain the 7 day Part B process. She
said this presentation is designed for families because families
may want to consider different options than a single individual.
This presentation will describe some of the options available to
you. I will return in 15 minutes and answer any questions you
have. I know we are rushing this and keeping you up late but
everything starts tomorrow morning. MsWatson then stepped out the
door, leaving us alone in the room waiting for the video to
start.

	We see the monitor screen change and begin reading along with
the narrator.
	
	Welcome to Human Services. We are here to assist you in becoming
productive and back on the road to full citizenship. Your
counselor is your friend and here to answer questions regarding
the many decisions you'll be making during your 1 to 7 day stay.
Each day is another opportunity to settle your debt and prove to
yourself and others you want to be part of making our Country
debt free.

       The Mall opens at 9AM each day and closes at 9PM.
Breakfast is at 7AM each morning giving you plenty of time to get
ready for the day. Remember to keep your room clean, a clean room
makes your family look organized and efficient.
	
	To continue say; Continue. Or say; Start over.
	
	We all stared at each other wondering what they were talking
about. Rachel with a quizzical look on her face says; Continue!
	
	The State Human Services Department wants families to stay
together. We encourage you to use any means necessary to insure
your family unit remains intact. Ask your counselor for advice as
their experience is useful in helping families succeed in being
placed together. Now we will explain your Corneal Implants new
programming. Your corneal display should be ready to use now. All
your choices may be updated by saying, Change my settings. You
will notice that you can query information on family members.
Additionally you can query information on others in service,
their CRP name and CRP information is available but not their
location. You can query only names of those above your station
with the exception of your CRP. Your CRP's location and their
information are available to you at all times. This is needed for
paging purposes. You'll become familiar with these features over
time. Unfortunately, all of your previous data is no longer
available. You will only be able to communicate with your CRP and
those they assign. The information available to citizens about
you include, your CRP, your CRP name, gender, age, physical
attributes, sexual orientation and current assignment. These are
provided by your CRP and may not be edited by you. Again,
communication can only be received and are automatically
acknowledged using your corneal implants. For questions regarding
your Corneal Implants contact your Counselor.
		
	To continue say; Continue or say; Start over.
	
	This time we are silent. I say; Contact our counselor. Nothing
from my corneal implant is available. We are all taking mental
notes and now Rachel is becoming upset. Rachel asks us; What
about all my friends, can I still talk to them? I respond; I'm
not sure sweetheart but we'll get more information from MsWatson.
Sarah moves her chair between Rachel and Nickolas and puts her
arm around them. Sarah and I know what's going on because we have
heard about this for many years. We have never opted in on any
list to receive information about buying debt. We didn't think we
would ever have use for that information because we never had
that kind of income and we could never see ourselves buying
service personnel. Now something I never thought could happen is
happening and what's worse is it involves the entire family.
Because of me being the Responsible Party and the one who was
fined caused this to happen. Had it been my wife, and I couldn't
pay the fine she would be here by herself. I wait for a few
minutes before continuing the presentation. Nickolas seems to be
taking it all in stride which is good for now. After a few minute
 with bathroom breaks I finally say; Continue.
	
	This segment pertains to the Mall and each day’s activities.
Remember, you decide how each day best works for your family.
Each of the 7 days has a plan that is preset by the Human
Services Department to best recover the debt. The Mall is open
between 9AM and 9PM 7 days a week. Each of the 3 floors contains
20 viewing rooms. Each room displays which of the 7 days its
inhabitants are on, 1-7 respectively. The first 5 days you make
all your choices providing they fall within the parameters of
each days prearranged schedule. At times the intercom may
announce Citizens with high qualifications, or volume debt
purchasers. At which time, service candidates must enter and
remain in their specified containment area until further notice.
Your counselor will point out your individual area at the start
of Day 1. Those viewing and considering buying your debt are
welcome and encouraged to leave feedback which may be beneficial
in your decision making. At any time you may view assessment and
recommendation information on your monitor. Now we will explain
how each of your 7 days is scheduled.
	
Day 1: This is your first day. An assessment has been made of
each relative who has the resources available to purchase your
debt. They have been contacted and may view your family and
decide if they will help. Family is always a good choice and
always preferred. The Mall will be available to family for the
remainder of your stay. Since the Mall is open to anyone with the
means of purchasing the smallest debt currently offered by Human
Services, you may have others viewing your family at any given
time. Use Day 1 to fine tune your presentation by means of the
feedback and reviews available on your enclosures display screen.

Day 2: On the second day your friends who have the resources
available have been contacted. They may visit the Mall and decide
if they can help. Friends are usually the second best choice for
placement.

Day 3: Business associates and colleagues have been notified.
They may be able to assist by having openings within their
offices or homes. Often they are able to use your specific skill
set making your family a valuable asset.

Day 4: Your family has been able to accumulate valuable review
information daily. Making the most of the reviews can expedite
your debt being purchased. Your counselor will begin to make
recommendations to help you. Listen to your counselor because
they have the experience and truly want to help you and your
family.

Day 5: By now you've become familiar with the flow of shoppers at
the Mall. Some may have shown interest so now is a good time to
put your best foot forward. Often debt shoppers wait to see if
you have made an Offer in Compromise, added additional implants
or made changes to your bio. Talk with your counselor about all
your options.

Day 6: This is the day that your availability has been announced
to neighboring Cities and States. Previously that choice has been
yours but if your family is available on Day 6 this is
automatically offered. The State debt recovery has become a
priority and your counselor will place certain demands designed
to encourage buyers. This is the last day for some choices and
keeping your family intact may no longer be guaranteed past Day
6.

Day 7: This is your final day with Human Services. Foreign debt
buyers are now welcome to purchase your debt and the length of
service and terms has been lifted. Buyers may at their discretion
break up your family. Often this happens if only part of your
family is needed. All offers are considered and your counselor
along with representatives from the Department of Revenue will
decide which offer to accept. If your debt is purchased from a
foreign investor, your citizenship is revoked and seldom does any
family or individual return. There are times when more than 1
purchaser buys your debt on Day 7. They may pool money's and
either own your family jointly or divide your family up depending
on each individuals investment. The specifics of those deals are
beyond the scope of this presentation.

	This concludes the Human Services Department Part B
presentation. Your counselor will return soon to answer questions
and prepare you. She has additional information pertaining to
each day’s requirements.
	
	After the presentation ended we all held each other. We felt so
crushed and wondered how this could happen to us. We had always
done the right thing and been upstanding citizens. How could one
simple mistake of trusting my boss cause our entire life to
change from one of productive happy lives to what equates to
slavery. We cried hoping we could find someone to help us retain
an ounce of dignity.
	
	It was 10 minutes before MsWatson entered the room. We watched
as she gathered the snack tray and returning it to the cart. She
finally spoke; I hope the presentation has answered many of your
questions and you understand the procedures. She continued, I
know this can be overwhelming but I assure you we try to make it
as stress free as possible. Tomorrow morning at 7AM the lights
will come on and a wake alarm will sound. You must get up
immediately and make the beds as tidy as they are now. At 7:15AM
an associate will deliver your breakfast, towels and fresh
clothing. Eat quickly and use the restroom to shower. Sarah and
Rachel, you will find hair bands in your toiletry bag. Your hair
will be placed in a ponytail. This is the easiest to maintain and
leaves an unobstructed view of your faces. Makeup is available
upon request to make you more appealing. I will be here at
precisely 8:45AM to get you started on your day. Do you all
understand? We were still consoling each other and listening to
her but none of us responded. MsWatson again asked; Davis family,
do you understand, yes or no! I spoke up saying; Yes MsWatson.
She looked at everyone else and said; Do the rest of you
understand, yes or no? Everyone at the same time said; Yes
MsWatson. She then asked; Any questions? I spoke up asking; What
would an acceptable offer in compromise be MsWatson? She replied;
It's different for everyone or family MrDavis. You being an
accountant you are familiar with Offers in Compromise. The State
will try to get the entire debt and all you have to bargain with
is time MrDavis. You must come up with something a buyer will
find attractive enough to pay your debt. You can offer extra time
so your family will be a more attractive deal. In my experience
over the last 9 years working here, most offers that have been
accepted have been between a 6 and 18 month extension.
Additionally, at least 80% of individuals or families by the 5th
day choose the double down option. Doubling the time will often
keep families like yours from being separated or worse, for
instance, taken out of the Country. It's all up to you MrDavis. I
was aghast and said; Do you mean it's not uncommon for families
to double their time? That would be over 4 years MsWatson! She
responded with; True MrDavis, and there are other options as
well. Often debt buyers come through daily to check out the new
debt. They keep track of everyone here and they may wait till day
4 or 5 before deciding on any debt to see what the debtor may
offer, or they wait to see if they double down. MrDavis, nobody
stays past 7 days. There are buyers standing by to pick up anyone
and especially families by closing on day 7. The offers are a
means for you to help choose who you go with. Believe me when I
say, going with anyone in the city, even if it's a relative or
just someone you knew before is better than waiting till day 7.
Feeling pretty let down I answer; True MsWatson, thank you. With
that she said; You need to get to bed now, its 11PM and all the
lights shut off at midnight automatically. If you want them off
sooner just push the button on the wall. However, once turned off
they will remain off till 7AM so be careful about when you turn
the light off. With that MsWatson slipped out the door. We
continued staying close to one another till we brushed our teeth
and found our assigned bunks.


I know this saga is slow moving but I am more into books than
short stories.
	
Ch. 2 is Day 1
As always, emails are welcome.