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I leave the store. After briefly considering whether I still need something from one of the other stores, I walk to my car. On the way, I look at my watch and notice that in about 45 minutes the technicians will come to install the system for the safety collar. So I hurry up and leave quickly after arriving at the car.

On the way home, I see a small bookstore. Since I still have a little time, I go in and buy something. After only a few minutes I sit back in my car.

Arrived at home, I think about where the characters should sleep. My bedroom is on the 3rd floor, where there are other rooms. After a short consideration I decide for a room quite close to mine and 2 rooms further back in the hallway. Since the former owner of the house also had some characters, many of the rooms are already furnished, so I don't have to change anything for now.

The doorbell rings. I go downstairs and open the door. In front of the door are 3 workers in T-shirts with the Realdreams logo on the chest.

"Good day sir, we are here to install the security system for the safety collar" says the oldest of the 3. "Of course, come on in. Is there anything I can do to help?"

They workers come in and put a few things down. "You don't have to bother, the installation is pretty quick. We just need to attach the sensors, adjust them and show them the program."

The workers get to work. 2 of the workers each take 2 of the sensors and go back out to install them at the edge of the plot. The third worker goes to work on a small device.

"What is this device?" I ask him. "This is the receiver that can transmit the data from the collars to a computer or cell phone. I now need to connect the Collars to the device so that the data will be received."

I watch the worker do this for a bit. After about 15 minutes, he's done. "So when the sensors are installed, I'll show you what happens when one of the characters leaves the property."

A short time later, the 2 other workers come back inside. "On which device do you want, the receiver running?" the worker who installed the receiver asks me. "I have an old laptop, it would be fine on that. Can I install it on other devices later?" "That's quite easy, the program will show you how to do it."

I quickly get the laptop and watch as the receiver is installed on the laptop.

"So that's it" says the worker a few minutes later. "Now I'll quickly show you what happens if a character wearing the collar leaves the property." I leave the house with him, one of the collars and the laptop, while the other 2 workers are already packing everything up again.

We go to the front gate together. "When a character leaves the property, it will show up on the laptop." He walks out the gate with the Collar in his hand and a short beep sounds and repeats every few seconds. I look at the laptop and see a window. "Collar 1 is no longer on the property. Do you want to call the police?" Below that, a small box appears where I can select "yes" and "no."

The worker comes back to me in that time. "You can now notify the police to capture the character and bring him back if you want. You can also automatically set the police to be notified, but they will also be notified if you allow the character to leave the property. The collar is GPS tracked outside the property, so you always know where your character is."

The window has closed in the meantime, as the collar is back on the property.

"So that's it" he hands the collar back to me. "You can also change the names of the collars if you like. To do that you have to click on the list here and just click on edit." He shows me briefly while the other workers come out with the tools to install the equipment.

"Thanks for coming so quickly" I tell the workers and give them a tip. They thank me and say goodbye.

When they leave, I go back into the house and watch some TV until Hermine is delivered.

An hour later the doorbell rings again.