Formulate a plan

As much as she wanted to spread her legs and let Janet go to work, she knew she had to play this smart. There'd be plenty of time for that sort of thing later. For now, she needed an accomplice more than a lover.

"Janet!" she whispered.

Her cellmate didn't move, but responded softly. "Yes, Heather?"

"Come over here, I want to talk to you."

Janet slowly got up, stretched, and moved over to Heather's bed. Even in the dim light Heather could see the tranquil smile that still looked so foreign on the typically stoic face.

"Janet, do you know how this works?"

Janet nodded in assent. "By touching any person, you may impart to them a deep peace and stillness of the soul. You have done this to me. I and anyone else gifted with this may then transfer the same thing to others." She paused. "If I may say so, this is the kindest thing anyone has ever done for me. I will of course not attempt to gift anyone without your permission, but I would like to see others given this same peace and joy that you've given me."

Heather put her hand on the woman's shoulder. "That's the plan, Janet. We just need to figure out how to do it. I need you help me think of a way to spread this as far as possible without being detected."

Janet thought. "Yes, if the authorities discover what's happening too soon, they may be able to stop the spread. We should first determine a way to leave the prison without anyone discovering our gift."

"As a side note, Janet, what do you think should be the name for people who've been, uh, touched?"

Janet paused. "I think of it as a gift that you've given me. Perhaps the Gifted?"

Heather liked that. "Ok, so how do we get out of here? Any thoughts?"

"It seems to me that the quietest solution would be to give the gift to a guard, then if the three of us can escape unnoticed we can figure out how best to spread our gift to the world." Janet smiled. "I can think so much more clearly now that I've been given the gift. Without all the pain and rage I felt, things that were obscure before are so obvious."

Heather thought for a second, and something else occurred to her. "Should we get a few more allies on the way out? So that it's not just the three of us?"