"I had been practicing for a few days on getting used to the throttles and rudder response, but I had yet to use the bow thruster. Both Tom and Baldur... had experience with that device and I decided I needed a tutorial before I played with it. For now, I would use my cautious skills to get us away from the dock and into the harbour.The command bridge had both side and back curtains as well as a heater, so I decided to work from there to begin with since it gave me better visibility. I carefully. She was more attentive to me when I sat in her section, though I never saw anything to indicate she didn't provide outstanding service to all of her customers.The little notes on the check were also out of the ordinary. I'm sure everyone has seen the "Thank You" in flowery script on the back of the check, followed by a little smiley face. My check from Anna was usually some variation of "I hope you were happy with my service! Please come see me again soon! Anna." I also saw that her name was. He left the room. She heard him searching the apartment carefully, and it took him a long time. When he returned he'd mixed himself a drink."Well, Gunnar, what do you plan to do with me," she said. She was beginning to react to this disaster, thinking up plans... He was drinking a Scotch and soda. He took out an ice cube and tossed it on her navel, exposed in the robe. She jerked and twisted and tossed it off. He merely flicked a second ice cube on her belly. The ice burned."Oh, Gunnar,. And cleening, of course.So when she'd arrived at work on Monday, she was a few hours late. She'd forgotten to set an alarm, she'd gotten lost a few times on the way there, and when she'd eventually remembered the name of her work, she'd spent some time finding a helpful stranger who could push her in the right direction.If she hadn't insisted on thanking him, she probably would have been in before ten.Work passed in a daze - her boss had called her into his office for a meeting. He was clearly.