“These may not convince you one   
hundred percent, but I guarantee it'll 
make you pause for a minute and rethink
this idea that talking Cats aren’t     
possible.                              
     “Either she's real, or I'm going  
crazy and hallucinating this whole     
thing, and somehow, I’ve gotten a hold 
of seventy thousand dollars that I’ve  
hidden somewhere, that I don't know    
about, but can still access somehow,   
and also have debit cards made for     
everyone.                              
     “Before dawn tomorrow, we’ll know 
which it is.”                          
     “What are these things,” Rhonda   
asked, as I handed one to her.         
     “I assumed, and so did Amy        
obviously, that you would all be more  
than happy to help, so these debit     
* cards are an advance, and also a         
partial proof of sorts.”               
     I waited a second, to make sure   
everyone was listening, then continued,
“Each card has your real names on it,  
and they've already been activated. On 
those sticky notes, you'll find your   
user ID, and pin number.”              
     “And,” I started, but paused      
dramatically, “each card has ten       
thousand dollars on it.”               
     After I told them that, it was    
like I’d pushed a button that made them
pull out their smart-phones and begin  
tapping. After a minute, they looked at
each other in astonishment, and then at
me.                                    
     Darryl was the first to speak,    
“Ok, now I know your financial sit-    
uation here, for both of you.”         



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