• • •Alda lay awake, though she kept her eyes shut. The humid air squeezed her body like a hot wet fist, wringing the sweat out of her. She was ...still clad in her golden armor. Beneath that, she felt hard, jagged stone. She kept her breathing slow and deep as she remembered the battle...the unyielding grip of AntRoid mandibles on her wrists and ankles...the battlefield vanishing as darkness and numbness overtook her. The reality of her situation had yet to settle firmly on her awareness, though. "Oh yes," was my instant reply, "it'll be nice to meet up again. Perhaps we can stay in the area for a few days and meet up with them again after the big day when they have a bit more time. It'll be nice to catch up."Now at this point I must admit that the thought of seeing Steffi again caused a certain part of my anatomy to, shall we say, think on its own. As Jan was still laying against me, her reaction was instant."Oh, what have we here, then?" And she snaked her hand between us to grasp my. Two of them are definitely better than you. Soujirou, who you crossed swords with before, and Usui who's come to Kyoto from Ryuukyuu. You'll never get to Lord Shishio! Remember how weak you really are and sit back and watch his coup!Misao: Gramps?Okina (handing her the nunchuks): Here.Misao (whacking him): Punishment!(Chou is knocked unconscious.)Misao: What are we going to do with him?Okina: We can get a lot of information out of him; let's take him back to the Aoiya.Kenshin: No, let's turn. "The man sitting at the desk smiled as he leaned forward to shake her hand."Nice to meet you Samantha, I'm Colin Mathews. The Director of Operations for Logic Designs. I assume you know about our company?"Samantha sat up and recited, "Logic Designs is a technology company creating the next generation of smart devices. They create both software and hardware for the general public as well as for the government and military purposes."Colin raised an eyebrow, "Wow, you really know your.