.. Well, I think that I will say this first and then start my story. I have worked hard to serve you here and earn the trust that you have given me bu...t, on the other hand, I have not told you everything. I haven't lied or anything like that, but ... Well, I did omit some rather important things that you should know. In my defense, I was not sure that I was going to stay here. However, you made me so welcome that I couldn't leave. You see, I have grown to love you quite a lot."Now I'm going to. ‘I don’t think I can let this one in. She’s far too young,’ he says, trying to sound all official. ‘Barry I’m going to have to hurt you,’ I tell him smiling. He chuckles. ‘I’m the bouncer that’s my job.’ He looks back a River for a second then to me. ‘She doesn’t drink. Not even a soda. I see a glass in her hand ya’ll are out the door.’ I nod to my old friend, and he opens the rope to let us through. River looks a question at me as we get inside. ‘That way the security cameras couldn’t be used. And without saying anything, not even offering an apology for hitting me with it, the jerk turned around, and walked away back to his hot girlfriend, who was apparently playing volleyball with him.It was not only embarrassing the fact that I was hit with a ball and that I had to suck up the saliva dripping from the corner of my mouth, but also that I still was on my beach chair, not on my knees savoring the succulent lunch I thought I was! I immediately felt the hollow sensation of the. In the room they were in now the main terminal mounted on the wall was available for their viewing pleasure twenty-four hours a day, on any network that they wished to view. The only capability that had been removed from it was transmission of information or email to the Internet.The four of them had been watching MarsGroup almost continually since being placed in the room together. In between newscasts that showed MPG soldiers patrolling city streets and huge lines before recruitment centers.