Neighbor Fantasy
She thrashed uncontrollably against her bonds for a minute or so, and then lay still.
Michael continued to slide himself slowly in and out of her. Finally she stirred.
"Say you wanted to steal the crown jewels of England. There's nothing to stop you walking in and taking them, but then the Consensus starts playing its part. If no one in the real world has noticed the theft and you take your attention off the jewels, the Consensus will put them back. Otherwise people will rationalise it as a theft, and if there's a theft there must be a thief. Even though there can't be any, the police will find evidence leading to you and you'll be caught. The Consensus knows what we do, you see, even if ind