I knew what I was going to do though. I slipped the cube n the machine, lay back and mentally activated the neural interface. The world faded to feat...ureless blue. The words "NEGOTIATING NEURAL INTERFACE -- PLEASE WAIT" appeared in the air before me. After a few seconds, I saw "INTERFACE COMPLETE -- BEGIN SESSION? YES/NO" hover before my eyes. Taking a deep breath I said, "Yes." "BUILD CHARACTER AVATAR" I was presented with a series of menus from which I selected the following : HEIGHT : 5'. God. If only she did that for real. I thought and realized the only way it would ever happen is by doing better in school.It was then that I set my mind to it, and two days later had my first test. Thankfully, this test was easy, and I was super excited when I saw that 'A' on my paper.I was happy Dad wasn't home that evening, and after supper, when I showed Mom my paper and noticed a little smirk come across her face as she said, "See, I guess a little incentive goes a long way." I think you're. ”With that they began their preparations to practice Aikido and related forms. It was nearly two hours later when the chimes sounded, signaling the approaching dinner hour.“Wow,” said Siobhan, “is it dinner time already?”“It looks that way,” replied Casidhe. “Let’s get freshened up. Even I need to relax a moment. I found today most challenging. Working with Sarah’s Clan did add a whole new dimension to our exercises. I’m glad we did it.”“Do you ever exercise with the other clans?” asked. ‘Enrique, pardon me for intruding but I don’t believe this horse should be punished for just being a horse,’ Jake said. Pointing to some marks across the animal’s rump he continued, ‘Those are whip marks, the horse was just trying to get away from a bad situation.’ ‘Diego, have you been whipping this horse?’ Enrique asked the groom in an angry tone. ‘Patron, it was necessary. The animal is very head strong and must be made to do as he is ordered.’ There was no apology in the man’s voice. .