The girl was quite young, only just having enteredadulthood, but her clothing was still that of a younger woman. She wasthin and wiry, with only a sli...ght blossoming to the hips and chestbetraying that she was no longer a child. Her skin was relatively light,and her hair was a pale blonde, though dirty, mass waving in the chillair. "Dirty" was in fact a descriptor that applied to her in general. Shehad a pretty face with a thin nose and bright blue eyes which was onlysomewhat marred by the. God, how I had missed this.I said, "New rule. All will pay the toll, but the one on the end will finish the job. I'll give you a minute to decide who that will be."I turned my back. When the shuffling stopped, I turned around and was surprised to see that Adrian had pulled rank, as it were. I wasn't going to question it.I let Holly do her best, for a minute. I did the same with Amy. By the time I got to Adrian, I was very close.She said, "I need it bad, Sir."I played passive and she went after. She then declared all veterans to be outlaws. 'Terrorists, ' she called us. Oh, after she was impeached and convicted of treason, the declaration was rescinded, but that still left Capitallia with most of the military personnel and vets. Ten years is a long time in military service and life extension technology wasn't available. The soldiers had gotten old. The young war vets were in their late 30's. Combat is still a young person's game."Active duty Capitallian military now get life extension. Everyone knows who I am," I explain."You know how to change your look. You know how heoperates. Your family deserves this... you deserve this,"he almost whispers.I slide open my closet. I stare at half a million dollarsworth of wardrobe. Nothing to wear. I smile. I slide on thered on white motorcycle riding suit and boots that had beenmy signature before I hit it big. I press a little buttonin the back of the closet, and a concealed compartmentslides open. I slip into the body harness, slip the.