Thompson I've never had a girlfriend, I've always given up rather than fight, taken no as the answer rather than asking why and I've always taken a ba...ckward step rather stick up for my rights. No Mrs. Thompson I intend to confront this Rick Mason at the appropriate time and settle this once and for all."I then watched as she finished tending to my nose and mouth before bathing a couple of small grazes on my shoulder and upper chest. After that she checked for any other wounds before looking at. Summer didn't care where we went, nor did she care what we did; she was happy, regardless. I didn't really care either.It was still at the friendly jousting stage, and I wasn't about to let it get any worse. Telling the guys we'd be right back, I took Summer by the hand and led her into the house."You've got a girl like that, and you're gonna be right back? Dude, you're an idiot!" John called after us, earning him a sunny grin from Summer.Once we were inside, she flopped down on the bed and. ”“And after we’ve crossed the field?” I asked. “It’s still six blocks to our house.”“We’ll sneak down the street. If we see anyone coming we can hide behind a fence or in some bushes. Nothing could be simpler! Stop worrying. Everything will be fine.”“It had better be,” I threatened darkly, “because if it looks like we’re about to be caught I’m going to throw you out as a sacrifice and run for it.”I rummaged around until I found a sturdy stick that I could use to fend off deadly creatures. “It may well be that the entity speaking to me in my mind has orchestrated everything for its own reasons. Am I correct, Entity”?“Only partially. I set the wheels in motion to see how you would react. The rest was your doing. Why do you call me NTT”?I explained the confusion to ‘it’. “It would be helpful if you could give us some explanation of your nature and goals.”“Very well. I am a probe, sent to this planet to determine its suitability for colonization by my people. I am not sentient, but.