There were two vacant elevator shafts standing open and empty, since the cars, doors and even the cables were gone.There were sixteen offices on each ...of the two upper floors. The flooring on the upper offices was mostly a thick rubber tile from the forties. The hallway floors were hardwood though. Sure the walls needed painting badly, but all in all It was a nice space. At least it appeared that way to my nonexpert eye.I took a shit load of digital photos with my built in camera. I would have. “Kelly Random,” I say, and extend my hand. “I understand you have a problem.”I expect him to recoil; instead, he extends his arm smoothly and takes my hand in his. The grip is firm, respectful, and gone in a moment. I withdraw my hand and rest it on the strap of my handbag. We regard each other.“Please,” he says, and indicates the room he just came out of.I follow him back through the opening – there are no doors – into a far larger space than I expected. The house is not square; it only looked. If you choose to stay, we’ll be doing a couple of things. One is we will be doing the tours. A second is we will continue to do some updating of the ship. Starting with the galleys. We plan to have a fancy dinner in each port, and charge a small fortune for it. As we told the king, all the proceeds will go to the realms defense fund. We’re doing this for two reasons. First and most importantly, it needs to be done. Secondly, it is a way of repaying the king for not trying to take the Karenna. And I didn’t even know who the hell she was. Anyway she had got me much more excited with the thought of her spying on me that I went straight to the bathroom gave myself a good old hand job, shuddering as I squirted my load of milky potion all over the toilet seat, and some onto the floor as well. I’m usually so careful but this time, well it meant I had to clear the lot up before my parents came home and lo and behold I just managed to get it spick and span and spray some fresh air round.
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