I appreciate the confidence you have shown in me,” The First quietly said as he sipped his stim and stared at a bulkhead while he weighed his option...s. Finally, “I have decided to awaken the Captain. He is fully healed, but as you know, I have continued to keep him unconscious for the last couple of shifts. When I awaken him, I will, of course, have a serious discussion with him while pointing out that his continued existence will be as a figurehead only. His weapon will not be charged, and it. "At least then, you can eat them in the courtyard. I'm sure that one of your friends will get you a can of soda from the lunchroom. This way, you don't have to face the whole school at once, and you can maybe get used on the idea of facing them all ... umm ... naked."Sandra looked in the eyes of her teacher and said with gratitude in her voice, "Thank you." Even when she knew that it would only be a delay of her ordeal, she also knew that not all students would come out of the lunchroom at the. At least never as she had been.The first steps of my initiative were nearly over. For a little investment in personnel - long on muscle and thankfully short on brains - I had sent the object of my desire to her fate, and secured one more way to finance the whole operation. I pulled the keys to my DB12 from my coat pocket and headed out to The Foundation.Calling my "workspace" The Foundation started half-heartedly enough ... a faint nod to an entity in one of my favorite literary series,Asimov's. They competed with each other to take the baby. It wasn’t always happy, and there were times I had to compete for my own child. If I chose to give birth now, even that weak support structure would not be available. I’d be alone.The questions haunted me around the clock and I knew that I had to make the choice soon. I believed in the right to choose. I believed a young woman in my position should be able to control her own future and terminate an unwanted pregnancy. But I’d met this child. I’d.