You have been through a lot in a short time. To answer yourquestions, I am human, too. The same as you are, just different likeall people are differ...ent. Secondly, you are not under a magiccompulsion to love me. I can't do that and be true to the teachings ofthe White Witch. Love is inviolate. I can bend your will, control youand your thoughts, although that is not in keeping with the teachingseither. I cannot change what you feel in your heart. You feel whatyou feel. I can only. " Dinger objects as David gives him the contraband."There's a price."Dinger looked worried until David says, as he passes him a card. "Be here on Wednesday at three o'clock with your bike, I will check your work and if you've done the job properly we'll talk about a job." No shit?" No shit, just ask the receptionist for me." Thanks Mr." He looked at the card. "Hunt." David will do for now. Now lets get that van so you can get started rewiring your bike." Yeah." Dinger grunted, he was dumbstruck. It required a lot of strength as well.”Jeff took a sip of coffee while he thought for a second. “When you and your people came aboard Ship, you received a partial enhancement. Nothing like what my family has received, but you are no longer completely normal. Despite you and your crew being part of the race that attacked Earth, you refused to be part of it at your own and your crew’s peril. Ship has given all of you some very subtle tests, and she thinks you are loyal to me and to Earth. My gut,. Our eyes connected and he just nodded, staying out of my mess. Friendly banter around the circle began."Don't break him, Boorman. He is a guest of the Captain and one of our meal tickets," someone said walking up behind me.A few of the men laughed. The laughing man and his girlfriend were among those who thought it funny. I just kicked off my shoes and entered the circle, loosening up my muscles. The woman had a round face with thin lips and eyes that seemed set too close together. Also, her.