I made a production out of drinking my coffee to make him even thirstier than what he already was. The door opened and the private came in and filled ...my cup back up with fresh coffee. I noticed he must have been coached because he poured it slow so the man sitting across from me would be able to get a good clear look and smell the brew. I thanked him and as he went out, Preacher came back in with a small vial of a green liquid and two syringes in fresh sterile packages. There was also a bottle. A streak of ions fired from the rear thruster, and the two of them tore off rapidly.Her helmet had a built-in headset. After a few moments, Talon's still-modulated voice spoke calmly. 'Laura... We don't always win, you know.' He said. Laura didn't want to talk, but it did help having someone sympathetic to her feelings. She guessed Talon had seen a lot worse things than this.'What do you do when you see something like this?' she asked. He chuckled. It sounded odd through the synthesizer.'I cry,. They were naked and sitting side-by-side, but well separated, on the couch watching the festivities go on around them. Neither had any interest in members of the same sex, but they were accustomed to accidental touches and didn't worry about them. Sitting practically in each other's lap though... that was out of bounds and they kept their distance. Brad reached for the bowl on the end table next to him."Hey, Raul," he said quietly. "You don't have any heart problems or anything, right? Good.. Well ... pets. They weren’t really people. They weren’t able to operate independently. I had screwed one at a brothel one time. She’d been insatiable and utterly submissive- hard to beleive she’d been a man, let alone a dangerous felon.I’d known that Luke Kelvin of Torill and Hoy had requested this sentence. That if the ruling went as they’d requested I’d be back regularly in my old office as little more than a sex toy. Academically I’d considered this outcome but in my mind I’d known I was.