“When I would layover on the planet Sarraston, I would drop the kids off at So’ Bermmun’s Junkyard to play. I did a lot of business with So,’ ...and he loved having the kids around. Especially Oxy. He was one hell of a self-taught mechanic and engineer. He had a few junked Odion 450 Class C robots, and he rebuilt one and modified the armament to be non-lethal. He told the kids there was a way to disarm it and not get shot. So’ would set it to guard an area, and the kids spent hours trying to sneak. “Would love to suck your nipples for ages, among other rude things.” It wasn’t worth creating a masterpiece, he had found. If she was interested, she was interested and if not, then not.~~~Jackie was, at first, amazed but soon saddened at the deluge of monosyllabic responses she received. How desperate the world was. How hopeless these men were: devoid of hope and clutching at straws while demonstrating their social inadequacy. But that wasn’t fair, she told herself. Social inadequacy was to be. "I even knew it was a good idea. But..." She shrugged."She's still your daughter."Jean nodded. "I couldn't get around that." She was quiet for a moment, then said, "Last night?" Her tone added, 'How did you manage that?'"I had nothing to do with the scheduling," I replied. "I was watching TV, right here in this bed, bothering no one..." It was time - that's all," Heather murmured over my shoulder. "It had been coming for days - since Kate. It was just a matter of time."Jean stiffened initially,. “What’s wrong with her?”Susan whispered, “To start she never met a secret that she could keep so if you don’t want everyone to know your business just be careful with what you tell her.”“I see. Thanks for letting me know but I’m not harboring any deep dark secrets,” I said.Mary said, “Doesn’t really matter to her. She tends to take liberties with the truth so just be careful.”Right on cue Mrs. Blaine came over and introduced herself. She made quite a show of bending over in front of me to.