.. black clouds, covering most of a large land mass. Huge glowing sections where night fell across the dying planet. The scope of it! His eyes returne...d to Daium. Her gaze was squarely on the forward view. She knew ... and didn't want to."God..." Tammy's voice came from somewhere behind him. "Why would someone do that?" We did it," Chuck said, voice calm, sad. "Humans. America. On a smaller scale, but ... it's no different than the firebombing of Tokyo, or using nukes. The intent is the same.". I made a salad for me and he fixed frozen burritos, truly awful in my opinion. After dinner, we were watching TV. He was antsy, wriggling around, getting up and down, and going out to the kitchen. I waited serenely, knowing he was about to meet his match...I was nervous. This was the part I wasn't sure about. I didn't just want to tell Vicky I was going to hypnotize her. But I needed to get her to focus completely on something, so I could put her in the trance. The damn TV was a major. One set of possibilities revolved around Jatana forcing Nemi to fight to prove herself. If the fights were to spar, all would be fine, but if not, there was the risk of death, or the risk of discovery of her talent for healing, and this second possibility was something she was desperate to avoid. Whatever discovery of her healing would mean – banishment, imprisonment, outlawry, attempts to kill her in various ways until successful, even recruitment for what would otherwise be suicidal missions. I had completely forgotten about the meat in the oven while out here working. So much fresh bloody meat had definitely distracted me. I removed the bloody smock and gloves before we returned to the cabin. The smell in there was absolutely fantastic and made me salivate in anticipation.After removing my coat, I got some hot pads, opened the oven, and removed the roasting pan. The smell was enough to drive one crazy this close to the pan. After I had removed the lid, Lesia handed me a large meat.