" How nice! To what do we owe this honor?" You are the right age. You are unmarried. And you are very attractive." Why Mr. Solomon! I didn't think you...'d noticed." Hurmm." He choked back a laugh. "You two are also the only operatives who fit the profile."I noticed that he was addressing me as though Neeka were in the truck with us. The time he had spent alone with Neeka while she gave him the telepathic play-by-play of what I was up to during the hostage rescue back in early May must have. “Redesignate our units into an ad hoc command structure, then resume the attack. Any damaged or crippled vessels are to make their way to the Medical Carrier support Fleets.”“Yes, sir. Sending orders now.”“Medical teams, you are to assist with casualty retrieval and treatment on the damaged ships. Expect a lot of radiation burns.” The harsh tones of the AI warned us.“On our way,” Flinn replied as we hurried to our designated landing craft.It was a chaotic appearing situation, with several ships. And you've turned that around completely. You're an inspiring symbol of hope for the continuation of the species."I'd come around to the idea that I was essentially a good person and had a lot to contribute to a relationship. The idea that I inspired hope for the continuation of the species was flat out absurd. It was so absurd I couldn't come up with a response.I was surprised at how exhausted I was when we got home. We hadn't been involved in any strenuous physical activity. I never realized. Vickers just laughed and said, "It's just a job hazard, what I hope is that you two will become fast friends, now Will, you've been here for a while so I want you to take Brian around the campus and more or less show him the ropes, okay!?!" Will nodded in the affirmative and replied, "Yeah, that's a good idea, let's go, Brian!!!" The two boys slipped out the side door to Mr. Vickers office, but before they were a mere ten feet down the hall Brian took Will by the arm and whispered hoarsely, "I.