Their expressions begin to settle into a range of grim determination to outright fear.NOTE TO READERS:-If you enjoy the story, be sure to click the st...ar at the bottom of this page. This lets me know that people are enjoying the story.-If you like specific pages of this story, please click the thumbs up button on those pages, this lets me know which pages people like best, and I can hopefully use that knowledge to become a better author and write more of what you enjoy.-If/When you decide to. He had to hope that his relationship with Sirius was strong enough to weather this storm.Remus made a cup of tea and settled down to read a book in the study. He tried to put Sirius out of his mind, but concentration was in short supply. He must have fallen asleep because someone was shaking his shoulder."Sirius." His friend looked grim. Remus did a locking charm on the door and patted the comfortable-looking couch. "Are you all right?" The words sounded lame, but he had no idea what to say. At least once during every trip, they would approach me, asking for me to purchase them a new tech-manual, or download them a new skill trainer for the next time we hit port. We had even given the girls opportunities to run their own shifts in “control” of the ship.They knew if necessary, I was nearby, but after the first couple times where they would page me for every little thing, they grew more confident in their abilities to run the ship. Erene even made a couple minor course changes during. Gerome spent his morning with the professor, while Lucinda was left to clean her small Gym. The thing the locals of the Vicksburg area appreciated most was how clean Lucinda kept her gym. The floors and windows were clean, but so was the language inside the walls. If you cursed, became verbally abusive, or touched another customer outside the ring, she was very likely to order you out. If you chose to give her shit, there was always Gerome and at least half a dozen other customers to evict you,.