You have the requisite form. You have not acquired the proper mindset, though. Learning every technique to perfection will not get you the black belt.... Discipline will.”“Yes, Sensei!” I agreed.“This applies to every facet of your life, Steve. Be mindful and disciplined in everything you do. Do not act rashly. Do not allow yourself to be provoked. Do not strike out in anger. Act honorably. Do not give your word lightly, but keep it when you do. If you commit to what I’ve just said, then I will. We received a lot of congratulatory notes and calls. We also received some notes that disturbed us. J.J. Callen sent Sissy a long, impassioned email about how he knew she was his soulmate and she was making a huge mistake, asking if I was holding her against her will and offering to come and rescue her. It was really creepy to read. She saved it, forwarding it to her publishing house and consulted the local police.They seemed to think nothing would come of it but reached out and had his local. She had a very nice laugh. She came over and caught a whiff of the trash."What are you going to do with that?" she asked."I was thinking about sending it to the government as a top secret weapon... biological type. But I thought a dumpster somewhere might be better," I said, grinning at her."Drop it in the bait shop dumpster. They won't mind. At least you don't just drop your trash out in the woods like some people do," she said approvingly.I looked at her. I mean really looked at her. She had. " This generated a laugh all around.Jo said, "Seven, before you leave, I have a suggestion for improving the body armor. When we wanted to talk to the juvenile delinquents who were beating Bill, and later when I went to talk to Suzy, we had to turn off our invisibility and show our armor. Please ask M'rth if they can rig our armor with a hologram projector which we can turn on to make us look like whatever we want to at the moment. For example, one setting would make me look like me, another.
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