My problem was how to get the straw out of the thresher before it went through the fans. Somehow I had to change a continuous one-way motion to a side...ways raking motion.We spoke about Josh and I warned her about the lust/admiration I had seen in his eyes, "You need to find him a girl closer to his age to spark." She got a speculative look in her eyes and I knew the matchmaker gene had kicked in. I just hoped she picked one he liked because once Elizabeth started plotting the poor boy's choices. That was something that he should bring up with the council, they didn’t want to decimate the Araxie economy overnight by introducing advanced materials and goods too quickly. In a way, these simple coins held more value than the currency that the UNN used, which existed almost exclusively as ones and zeroes hidden away in digital bank accounts. He certainly couldn’t melt down his credits and make a trowel out of them, that was for sure.“Well, credits are like these coins. We don’t really. ‘What’s that?’ asked Chloe. ‘Obviously a bracelet (it was a pink amethyst encrusted bracelet). It is a gift for you. Randy made each one of us buy one as condition to be able to fuck you.’ ‘Oh great this makes me a whore now in fact as well as in deed. I can no longer deny that I have received remuneration for my charms.’ ‘Oh Chloe I don’t think you should consider this gift as payment for sex. Instead you should view this as a souvenir of this night. You see I have a pink amethyst bracelet to. Annie sat patiently while my brain tried to catch up. My first emotion was discomfort: the whole idea was just really weird, and regardless of what she said I knew it would uncomfortable to live with someone who's in love with you. But I felt something else welling up inside of me, something I never expected. I was kind of... excited. Somehow, through the confusion came clarity and I knew exactly what to say."Annie-- This is crazy. I really don't know how I feel about it. I think we both.