”“Well, I’m sorry to be such a wild card.” Selena made sure her sarcasm was unmistakable.“There is no need to apologize, Captain Wan. Artifi...cial minds crave stimulation much as organic ones do. I find your ability to surprise me... pleasant.”“Well... well, that’s good then.” For a moment, Selena wondered if this was another attempt at manipulation, buttering her up to allay her irritation. “Then I need to get back to work.”She walked back to the wall where she had left the palmtop attached and. I cannot escape them.It's not a comfortable position, staring at my boobs from half way intoa push-up, so I twist my lower body until I'm lying on my side, hippressing into the floor, knee slightly drawn up.As I move I feel the weight of the new globes at my chest shifting andswaying.Oh, shit.No, I'm just a soldier on mission, I tell myself. Don't panic andassess your situation.My raised upper body is now propped more comfortably on one arm.This oil-painting pose accentuates the wide,. I asked about an airstrike by either the Air Force or Navy. The Army Apaches were all on other assignments and couldn't be cut loose, and the Chinooks won't come near us without cover fire when hostiles are around. Our choices were to wait the time until help arrived, or we could try work our way out of the predicament we were in.I got back to my troops and we settled in for a long wait. I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Captain Robert Earl King, USAR (That's a reservist to the. . everything good in my life had been because of these two... We all had a couple of beers with the steak, despite Mel's complaint that she'd never been allowed to drink when she was sixteen."Ya never asked," Dad remembered."I was so innocent," Mel giggled.Dad was tired by nine-thirty and we put him to bed."I'm so happy to be back with you two Geoff," Mel whispered as we watched dad sleeping, "I've missed you guys so much." And now you're going for good," I accused before adding, "I love you.
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