. well skirt. Melanie smiled with that all familiar lusty gaze mixed with a genuine warmth. She wore a loose white blouse tucked neatly into a grey hi...gh waist pencil skirt. Her hair was up in a bun held in place by a Bic pen. It was something she'd do when she was hammering out legal prose on particularly difficult cases. She sat in her usual spot and mingled with those around her. If my pinkish freckled face wasn't glowing by now, it sure was when she caught me staring at her through the glass. I don’t know why, but it always has to be eight. And it has always worked before.”“But it isn’t working with us,” Mousey said.“No, it isn’t working with you eight,” he replied, “and we don’t know why. We are running out of time. You have absorbed too much male factor Meridium. You no longer create the spark with a sexual orgasm that is needed to generate the pulse that travels down the pillar of power into the Meridium layer... and the neutralizers can only be used once. We will try pain. ... you've done the laundry and now it's your turn to be washed!"He told me to stay put while he got a bucket of warm soapy water and when he was ready he told me to stand up and step out in the grass. I stood tall and straight as an arrow while he went over me with the sponge and proceeded to give me a nice sponge bath. Let's just say he made sure every inch of me was thoroughly clean and covered with soap suds by the time he was done. I was starting to say, "Ok wise guy now you have to rinse. Some departments are, but it is a narrower view. You all share in a way that everyone has a good idea of our direction and potential upcoming issues." We must never assume that is the case," responded Aoife."Yea," said Alison. "We know where assume leads, and space isn't a very forgiving place." Everyone laughed on hearing her comment.At the appointed time Sarah said, "Prepare to depart Mars orbit. Navigation, initiate a plan to insert us into Earth orbit, cloaked with a stationary orbital.