"Betrayed by birds. About par for my messing with the life of Jacob Stone."You scare me at times." was Mike's response."That's not my intention. Find ...out if he is on the shortlist. If he is, send him towards me. Otherwise, send him away in my name."Mike came over. "Excuse me, but can I have your name?" I am Vice Admiral Bright, United States Navy.Mike looked over a sheet of paper for a moment. Then he eyed me rather closely. "Your name is on the list. Come forward." Thank you Mike." How do you. Understood?" Understood," Ryan, returned.During his conversation with Yuri, the family, and Amanda had assembled on the deck and listened.Ryan looked at his family and Amanda. Amanda wore the same collar, top and shorts as the rest of them. "Well Amanda are you ready to start your training?" He asked."What training?" she answered with apprehension."If you are going to be with this crew then you will have to share in the responsibilities and that includes knowledge of how to shoot and fight. How. I won't. But… wow, I don't know what to say." He told her. "I didn't even know you liked girls." He added while looking over to Sam."Don't look at me. I didn't know about it until earlier this evening myself." Sam told him."Do you plan on telling Carly sometime?" Freddie asked Melanie."I'm not sure. I want to, but I'm scared. Plus Sam doesn't think it's a good idea."Freddie looked back over at Sam."What? Well. Carly isn't gay. If she was, I would know, I'm her best friend." Sam said, trying to. “Don’t worry, it’s a wonderful thing to experience, I promise,” Dana said earnestly.“Okay, I trust you all,” Rachel said as she smiled back at them, her eyes lingering on Alyssa for a moment.“All I want to do is look after all of you, so please don’t be afraid, you have nothing to be worried about,” the blonde said kindly.Rachel smiled back at her more strongly, then sat up straight, turning towards John to look at him attentively, as she had just seen the other girl’s do. Alyssa reached out.