" A crude GUI popped up, obviously more for conveniencethan to satisfy any software designer's sense of aesthetics or userfriendliness. He typed a f...ew key strokes and in a moment a word blinked"Searching." Fifteen seconds later the word "Found" replaced Searchingand below that another word started blinking "Connecting." A few secondslater that was replaced by a single word - "Connected."Darpan smiled. He was dark skinned immigrant who originally came overfrom India ten years ago and earned. But with a sailor's tan and wiry muscles from the voyage, he hoped this port call would be different. The more experienced sailors boasted of the pleasures of Port Ruby, and maybe some of them could help show him the ropes.On the deck below, Selim grinned as he stood at the ship's wheel. The steersman worked bare-chested in the warm night. For hours, he had been catching the scents of flowers and spices in his hawk-like nose. Port Ruby was his home, so there would be no cheap sailor's carousing. .."Teddy nodded. There had been a time when Teddy had almost offered to bleed off Randall's excess for him -- they'd even had jerk-off contests at Randall's house a couple of times, watching internet porn. But Randall was a friend, and if he'd freaked and killed their friendship... Randall was solidly pointed at girls, too, no question. "I'll talk to Mary. Maybe she can give you some inside help..." Like what?" A spy in the enemy camp... It'd be a lot easier to hunt one if you knew you had a. " I pushed her back slightly and stepped towards the closet. I pulled out a new play toy, a bondage swing, and showed it to her. She looked at it, not realizing what the straps would form. I reached up and grabbed the chain hanging from the ceiling and connected the swivel ring from the swing to it. Diane continued to look quizzically at the new toy that hung like straps. I took her hand and clasped the binding from the swing around her left hand. "No. Please. I'll be good," she playfully.