“At least I’ll be able to accompany my new friends from the Crescent City fiasco on their journey. They’ll be going to Mars with me. They are ab...solutely terrified of every aspect of what lies before them. They haven’t got used to flying in AVTOLs yet but now they’re going to fly into space and to another planet. When we get to Mars I’ll accompany them down to the colony for refugees at Libby and help them get acclimated. I do know more than a few people down there, though I haven’t visited in. Rita just smiled slightly and saidnothing."Oh Billy, Billy. I wouldn't do that to you. I'll take them down as soonas you're stripped off. Come on then, times a wastin'." A few minutes later a rather sheepish Bill emerged from the bathroom in awell fitting if a 'little' girly looking tracksuit. Dianne smiled widely as Rita nodded and pronounced as precisely as shesaid everything. "It fits you very well Billy. I am sorry it is so girlisha style but you will at least be dry and warm until your. He knew that was silly because he had a Christmas present video that told him the Lion was the King of the Jungle and he bet the tigers didn’t even come close.His father told him that the Lion’s teeth were lots bigger and only the real old-time tigers had bigger teeth in days when men were just beginning.Jimmy was thinking about teeth a lot these days because he was losing them faster than he ever thought possible.At least he was getting a lot of one dollar bills from the tooth fairy who paid. We exchanged niceties and he offered me a glass of wine. I accepted, and then John motioned me towards the couch. I sat down expecting him to initiate something physical, but he didn't. He sat on the other side of the couch, and started an actual interview.John, with his deep voice and almost hypnotizing eyes had me telling him my life story in moments. I told him about my previous work experience, and schooling, my interests, and that I was very available. "So far so good" he said. "Now.