Congressman Baer walked out of the restroom, and instead of going back to his table he went to the press section to where one of the bloggers were at. He went to one section blogger that had the "blackmail" on everybody.

"Lysette Murphyson-Chase," Congressman Baer said as he had something to tell her, "If you promise not to expose me, I'll give you some information, it's about Congressman Pace..."

The blogger looked at him like he was insane. She knew she had blackmail information on everyone, but she wasn't going to "give in" and expose someone's personal life if this was the case.

"Well, it doesn't work like that Congressman Baer," Lysette said as she smoothed back her hair, "Besides, you shouldn't be doing what you're doing. I don't want anymore information about Congressman Pace, he isn't my target anymore."

Congressman Baer looked at her and then said, "He's gay... His so called girlfriend is a man... Its horrible, he needs to be kicked out! Also his stand on mutant rights has changed, it's like someone is toying with his mind."

"Sigh... You think you know your co-workers but you truly don't," Lysette said as she sighed, "I'm still going to expose you for who you are though. You should really stay out of peoples personal lives. Leave them be man..."

"What?!?! So I just gave you that information for nothing?" Congressman Baer exclaimed as he started to walk away.

"Pretty much, it proves how low you're willing to stoop just to look good." Lysette said as she typed up a few lines about Congressman Baer, "Congressman Pace only did what the people wanted, just wish you'll do the same without people twisting your arm."

Congressman Baer walked away and mumbled. He went over to Congressman Pace and whispered in his ear, "You win this time, you--- But next time the world will know."

Terrance coughed as he choked on the water he was drinking. He couldn't believe what his own congressional colleague said and it just made him sick deep down inside.

Kirin comes back to the table. "Terrance... he knows." He hadn't seen Congressman Baer talking to Terrance. He feels horrible for it coming out like that. He had thought about using the woman's bathroom. In hind sight it would have been better if he had. Though he felt uncomfortable doing that even though he passed as a woman all the time.

"Don't worry about it," Terrance said to Kirin, "it won't hurt me..."

Terrance didn't really care that Congressman Baer knew about his personally life or figured out his preference. He saw Baer talking to the blogger, and it dawned to him that he meet the blogger somewhere before. He figured that the blogger was the protester that was at his door the other day. He didn't know that the protester was a political blogger. She looked different when he saw her last. Terrance sighed and hope she wasn't going to sell any of his personal information to the tabloids.

"I should have just gone into the woman's bathroom. I would have passed." He mumbles. He is shaking a bit. "What if he tells the other congresspeople?"

"Relax, Kirin," Terrance said as he wasn't worried about it, "No one tends to take him seriously anyways."

Terrance wasn't really worried about Congressman Baer spreading around his personal details to his congressional colleagues. Chances are Baer might not even get reelected to even tell anyone since he is having trouble getting vote. The only way Baer will get reelected if he gets a lot of endorsements. Which won't happen because of his reputation lately. Terrance didn't want Kirin to worry so he reassured him with a hug and a kiss.

Kirin leans against Terrance after returning the hug and kiss. He feels better. Though he wishes he hadn't been so careless.

"It will be alright." Rita says with a smile.

Terrance smiled and then noticed the food being served. Congressman Baer was at his table and was mumbling about the blogger. One of his colleagues asked why he was mumbling. Then Congressman Baer said, "That blogger won't get rid of those lies about me!"

"Those aren't lies though, Baer... She will expose you no matter what you told her," His colleague said, "Maybe if you try being human for once, maybe she'll not publish it online."

Congressman Baer sighed and mumbled about it some more.

Meanwhile Terrance wondered if that blogger was trying to get dirt on all the people at the dinner, but then the blogger sent a message to him via telepathically, "Relax, Congressman Pace... your personally life will stay personal. I am not in the game of hurting my own peoples." Terrance looked at the blogger and was shocked that she would send him a message telepathically, then he noticed she looked very familiar. Then it hit him, that blogger was the protester that was outside his door that other day.

"Love?" He asks seeing the shock on his face. He touches Terrance's arm. "Is everything alright?"

Rita looks concerned as well.

Terrance looked at Kirin and then at Rita. "I think so," Terrance said as he saw a guy asking what drinks they would like, "I would like a Sprite Zero if you have it."

The guy nodded and asked Kirin, Rita, and the other people at their table what drinks they would like.

"I think I met that blogger somewhere before," Terrance said to Kirin and Rita, "The one with the black pants and the white and gray dress shirt."

Terrance didn't want to say out loud that he had a telepathic message sent to him, and he wanted to send the blogger back a message telepathically, but he wasn't ready to expose his powers yet.

"I'll have a glass of ice water with a lemon please." Kirin says. "Where od you think you know her from?"

"Captain and coke for me." Rita says.

The guy nodded and went off to get their drinks.

Terrance was trying to hint at Kirin that she was the same person that was at their front door earlier in the week, although the blogger was more fancy in appearance and her hair was much neater.

"Remember the protester at our door that day?" Terrance whispered at Kirin, "well, that is her. I guess she is more of a political person than I thought..."

The blogger continued to blog and then wondered if she should interview some people after the dinner. She was thinking of interviewing Terrance, but wasn't sure how he would react.

"oh, I see it now." Kirin says.

(feel free to skip ahead if you want)

When the dinner arrived at their table, Terrance looked at server and thanked him. He noticed he had steak on his plate and it looked good. Terrance waited till everyone at his table his served before he started eating. While eating he noticed the president enjoying his presidential dish with one of the leaders from a foreign country.

"How are you enjoying the food?" Terrance asked Kirin as he cut his steak and looked at his vegetables, "Also, do you know what dessert is going to be, Rita?"

Terrance noticed Congressman Baer chowing down on the food and gossiping as usual.

(making Kirin a vegetarian)

"It's alright. Just wish they had had a vegetarian option." He says. Though he is eating the veggies on the plate. He'd be hungry when they got home, but he could make it till then.


"Not sure." Rita says. "Though I can't wait to try it." She has a major sweet tooth.

"I thought they did," Terrance said as he remembered the last time they did, "sometimes you have to tell the server that you need another plate. Just ask him when he comes back around."

Terrance looks at his vegetables and wonders why they taste a bit bland. Maybe it's just he is use to over seasoning his vegetables till they taste like seasoning. Terrance munches on his steak and puts some dabs of A-1 on it. The other congressman that was seated with them smiled and just kept to themselves. This guy tends to keep to himself and doesn't say much, his actions mostly count during congressional sessions.

"It's alright. I don't want to waist food." Kirin says he start eating. He really did hate being wasteful.

Rita watches Kirin. He really was a sweet guy.

Terrance nodded and thirty minutes later or so, Terrance was done eating and wondered what dessert was going to be. Dessert was going to served after the president said a few things. While the president was talking, Terrance was thinking about the bill and if the congress was going to vote along side him. He hoped that some of his colleagues changed their minds. He was also thinking of the right time to reveal himself before that blogger does. He had this feeling that someone would leak his secret.

Meanwhile, the quiet congressman excused himself from the table to go to the restroom. He was feeling kind of offish. He knew something has been going on, and he been feeling ill for quite some time. He was a kind guy and doesn't connect with a lot of people. Terrance kind of had a sense of what was going on with his fellow congressional colleague, but he didn't want to but in.

"I hope he's ok," Terrance said as he was referring to the quiet congressman.

Kirin had hated eating the steak, but had never been one to waste food. Living on the streets had taught him not to be wasteful. He is very full. He sips his water. "What do you think is wrong?" Kirin asks him softly.

"I am not really sure," Terrance said as he wondered what it could be, "he doesn't really talk to us that much."

An hour or two after the state dinner was over, Terrance was heading back to the limo. He then saw the blogger that approach him.

"It's good to see ya' again, Congressman Pace," Lysette said as she smiled, "I hope your colleagues vote wisely."

"I'm just doing what my people want me to do," Terrance said to Lizzy as he went over to where Kirin and Rita are at.

Lysette nodded and went over to her "friend" the quiet congressman, "Hey, how's everything?"

"Not too good, honey..." The quiet congressman replied, "I'm feeling kind of offish still, I hope it's just another phase again."

"It'll be ok, dear." Lysette said as she went with the congressman, "If it wasn't for the blogging, I would have been with you."

"I know, and anyways I understand your trying to do what is best for my image." The quiet congressman said, "But I care about you more than I care about my image."

Lysette smiled and hugged the quiet congressman. They went to their car and then they went off. Meanwhile Terrance asked Rita if she heard anything from the quiet congressman since he talks to her once in a blue moon. Terrance's main concern was voting day, that is the day when his colleagues true colors show. He doesn't know much about the quiet congressman or his stance on things, but he knows he is one of the influential voters.

"He doesn't say much." She says. "I wish I had more to give you."


Kirin just stays close to Terrance. He is glad the evening is over.

"Thanks though, Rita," Terrance said as he was a tad bit worried about the quiet congressman.

Terrance didn't really know the guy's name since he wasn't called by his name unless it was a congressional session. He sighed and then noticed the president was walking towards their direction. Terrance straightened up his tie and smoothed back his hair. The president just said hi to them and shook their hands. He even shook Kirin's hand and asked how he was doing. After that the President went on his way.

"You met the president, Kirin," Terrance said as he smiled, "I wonder if I'll get into the White House one day, then again I don't know if I want to be president."

Terrance waited for their limo and while waiting he talks to Kirin and Rita till the limo comes. When the limo arrived, Terrance let Kirin in first.

Kirin is in absolute shock when the President talks to him. "I am fine sir." He says.

"I know, it was amazing." He says to Terrance after the President leaves. "I think you would be a good President." He says as he gets into the limo.

Terrance stepped into the limo as well and door was shut right behind him. He waved bye at Rita and stretched out to relax. He saw a news paper that was left in the limo, and started reading the politics section of the paper. Then he put it down and put his arm around around Kirin. "This was a great night, do you want to go to any more dinners?" Terrance asked as he popped a breath mint in his mount.

Terrance also noticed a magazine left in the limo too, he asked the driver if there was another rider in here. The driver replied, "Yeah, some music artist. I tried to tell them to clean up after themselves but they didn't listen. Ugh... kids these days."

"I guess they're into politics, huh." Terrance said.

"Yup," The driver replied, "Or they were just looking at the wanted sections..."

Terrance nodded and closed the driver's screen.

Kirin curls up against Terrance. "It was, sort of nice." He says about the dinner. He picks up the magazine and starts flipping through it. "Why didn't you get the limo for the whole night?" He asks after Terrance is done talking to the driver.

"I don't know," Terrance said as he just realized that, "Maybe the government is trying to save money... I am not really sure though, Kirin."

Terrance didn't really know why he didn't get the limo for the whole night, then he remembered something about a check box that he checked. He put a little notation, 'whichever would cost the taxpayer the lest amount of money.' Then it dawned to Terrance and he went, "Oh... now I remember... I wanted to save the money of the taxpayers."

Terrance smiled and then apologized to Kirin, "I don't believe in wasteful spending, if I was allowed to pay for this... believe me I would."

The limo continues to ride along the road and then it stops at a red light. They were in a shady area of Washington D.C. Terrance peaked out the window and wondered why they were driving through this area. He didn't want to ask the driver out loud or cause a scene, so he decided to wait to see if they would swiftly move past the area.