This is the third in a triptych of "Couples" stories about three couples at a function, (1) Eve & Adam "Eve's Choice" about newly weds, (2) Carol & Rob "Cheese & Clicks" about two people meeting for the first time, and (3) Natalie & Alan about the long-divorced parents of the Bride. You do not need to read the first two to read the third.
A Swarm Cycle Story
John is caught in an extraction while eating lunch. The problem is that he keeps reliving the extraction over and over. Will he need to pick the right concubines to stop the cycle? Or is something else going on.
Two female College roommates decide to get away from the dorms and drive out to the mountains. Their car breaks down. When a stranger stops to help them, it goes downhill from there.