Inkie told her. Helva responded. Inkie quipped. Helva was not above gallows humor. Helva hesitated, then continued, Helva appeared to be weeping,... After a pause, Helva finished, There wasn’t much that Inkie could say beyond, Helva said, Wendy, make that Cadet Wendy Darling, sat almost glued to Vivie’s side. In only a short time, she’d done her best to become indispensable to Vivie, started formal martial arts and weapons training, and spent as much time as she could scrounge in a sleep. Probably better-taken care of than she deserved, especially after cheating on him. She couldn’t even stand to think about her, or what she did to their family. Luckily, being an only child, there were no other lives ruined besides hers and her father’s. He had given Sydney’s mother everything; a huge house in Beverly Hills, a new car to drive every year, God, that woman wanted for nothing and this is how she repaid him! Why her mother even needed to look for another man was beyond her. With her face turned crimson, she answered: "Oh, if you could please?".While Ms. Alsover clutched the blanket around her chest, Timothy helped her roll-over on her side, and then onto her stomach. He then fetched the balm from the bathroom, and rubbed some between the palms of his hands. It felt cold to the touch, with a strong scent of Eucalyptus. Gently, he placed both hands on Ms. Alsover’s back, and began sliding them down toward her hips. Ms. Alsover softly moaned, and Timothy felt her. That was just fine with Resin though. Having the targets sit still made his job infinitely easier. Now it was time to see if all of the expense and man-hours that went into these heavy guns had been worth it. It not, the poor slobs in the trenches out there were really going to catch hell."All units are ready," came the voice of Colonel Standish, who was monitoring the take from all five peepers from his terminal at the back of the room. "On my mark, commence firing and fire at will."Resin.