<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Cinder on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/cinder/</link><description>Recent content in Cinder on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:13:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/cinder/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Conditioning</title><link>/stories/2001/05/18/conditioning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2001/05/18/conditioning/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Bethany Fax stood in the lab, facing the large observation window.
The window was closed now, metal shutters sealing all light out. They would
not be opened until the light in the lab was out, as the window was two-way.
They could see INTO the next room, but the occupants could NOT see out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Almost ready, Dr. Fax?&amp;rdquo; asked her co-worker, Dr. Forbin.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Yes. The conditioning subjects are all awake now,&amp;rdquo; she motioned to
the bank of monitors.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Mummy Burglar Alarm</title><link>/stories/1/01/01/mummy-burglar-alarm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/1/01/01/mummy-burglar-alarm/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;His name was Vandervecken, and he was a stickler for security and for
many reasons. Some were obvious, some were not.  He had spent the
afternoon as he had spent every Friday afternoon for the last three months
getting really stoned and having sex with his secretary, Kathleen. Kathy
was a temp, and he didn&amp;rsquo;t trust her at all. He was in his fifties, and
she was just in her twenties. She came onto him right away when the temp
agency sent her over. She wore super high shoes and super short skirts
and made sure he got a glimpse of her garter belt on occasion, and finally
she just asked him for sex.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>