After that, nobody wanted to mess with short-range fire. If we had to hit something close, we’d back up a couple hundred yards first.Also, we were t...hinking that once we were set up on solid dry land, we could try to put together and launch some firebombs. Either way, it wouldn’t be able to directly help the army. All it could do was make life more miserable for the defenders. And the innocent bystanders, if there were any.Anyway, once the engines had been unloaded, Jayport’s warships went back. As I said by the time I met Catherine he was getting too demanding, feeling he had bought me, a big mistake for him.Saturdays after my shift ended, whether it was at 6 or 8 PM, I would go to meet him at a pub, then we would go dancing followed by my spending the night with him.The pubs closed about 10 PM in those days so when she invited me to join her for a drink it didn't bother me that I would 'stand him up.' We enjoyed a few drinks that she insisted on paying for, and when we went to leave. The next dare was ours again. We awaited it eagerly, longing to have our own chance to touch and taste, but as enthusiastic to perform for our friends, to get them as hot as we were. They conferred, and then Phillip gave us the verdict. “Your dare has two parts. The first part is that you have to rub her stomach and breasts with the softest, juiciest mango you can find and then lick it all off. I’ll tell you the second part afterwards.” Great, just what we wanted. Cole was diligent in his. This seemed odd, since she had never seen a room that large without people in it in her life before; it felt a little frightening. Suddenly a mechanical voice said, "State versus Helen Carstairs. The charge is theft of 250,000 credits from your employers. How do you plead, Guilty or Not Guilty?" Please may I have some clothes?" Helen asked timidly."You were wearing clothes when you came here. The policebot's report specifically lists green tunic wide open, white brassière unfastened, white.