.Tommy..." he mumbled, pressing closer into my side. I couldn't help but smile as I bent my head down, kissing the top of his head. He giggled quiet...ly, tighting his grip on me as he took a deep breath. He tilted his head up, his bright blue eyes sparkling as he looked at me. "You don't mind holding me like this, do you? It makes it so much easier to sleep." He blushed, hiding his face in my shoulder, causing me to laugh softly."No, you feel perfect like this." It was out of my mouth. That rule applied to staff and each other.Beth opened her door and took the tray into her room. She saw Kelly doing the same thing, but Kelly took a moment to take a sip of wine. Beth closed the door and stripped. It was only a few minutes before six and she decided that she was going to stay naked until her attendants arrived. She put in an Enya CD in the stereo and turned it on to a nice pleasing volume. She sat down in her comfort chair and started on the snacks. She could feel the tension. I realized, laying there on the cellar floor, that I'd put myself in a fairly deep hole. I hadn't intended to, but ... well, the best laid plans and all that sort of shit.It was time to stop digging, stick my head up out of the hole, take a look around and see what was what.What was I trying to accomplish by taking over the government, apart from proving to myself that I could? More importantly, what the hell was I going to do with the damn thing once I had it?Admittedly, it'd seemed like a. I don't want anyone dead, unless they've got a CAP score of nothing-point-one. They're no big loss."The ship's bell tolled one bell on the forenoon watch: 8:30 AM. The ship's AI announced, "Extraction site is having its assembly right now. All children are on the playing field, as are the parents and teachers. One office staff is currently working in the building. Number of potential extractees present: seven sponsors, one hundred twelve concubines, four hundred twenty-three dependants. Please.
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