Of course we've all heard about the FLO by now.  Well, I never thought it
would affect *me*.  Not my ferrets, not my family.
 
For you to understand this, you have to know a little background.  My
stepdaughter Caitlin is a nice young woman, tho perhaps a bit naive.
This June, her friend M___, who in a foreign country, stayed with us for
a couple of weeks.  (We're in Massachusetts, a small town - we've always
felt safe here.)  He seemed trustworthy, respectable.  But apparently,
M___ & my ferret Ramon developed a relationship i didn't know about.
 
Now I adore Ramon, but I've never really trusted him.  Always sneaking
around, & why would he wear that mask all the time if he wasnt hiding
something?
 
Caitlin received an e-mail communication today from M___, and I heard her
reading parts of it out loud to Ramon.  I asked her if I could read her
e-mail, and this is what it said:
 
>It is VERY IMPORTANT that you tell ramone I said "abort."  It's ferret
>code for our revolution against humanity.  I've said too much already:
>just relay the message as soon as possible.  Human life as we know it
>depends upon your delivery.
 
Well, she thought it was just a joke, but I immediately recognized the
significance.  I knew they used feline agents, but I didn't know they
used *human teenagers*.
 
Shortly later I caught Ramon trying to turn on the computer.  I stopped
him that time, but I can't be in the room all the time.  As far as I know,
Chloe, the other ferret, is not involved - but how long can that last?
 
How to deal with this situation right in the heart of my family?
[Posted in FML issue 2794]