”“This is Lt. Commander Quarles. May I ask the nature of your business and to whom I am speaking?”“This is Harvey Long and I am representing a...n artificial intelligence whom we call ‘Art’, for lack of a better name. He (or it) has piloted his vessel to Earth, in search of a suitable home for a colony of his planet. Do you have authority to speak for the government you represent?”“I am authorized to secure the island and determine whether you constitute a danger to the area and to Earth.”“And how. In 10 minutes we had made and drank the hot chocolate and ran up stairs, Chloe had checked on her mum to make sure she was still sleeping, she was out like a light apparently.“Do you want to go first?” I asked“I don’t mind” she said whilst stripping her bottom halves off.“I’ll take that as a yes then” I muttered, a little gutted I wouldn’t get release first but also excited about what was about to happen.She lay on the bed with her legs wide. Based on how well you've been looking afteryour Barbie up until now, I'm sure you'll do a proper job but herinternal sensors will warn me if you don't. So why don't you show me whata good job you can do by picking out her first outfit?"With her free hand, Sally pulled out the small hanger rack from the boxthat held each of the ten dresses for the doll on individual hangers, andthat each came with their own matching colored diapers. She was pleasedto see Joe actually taking the time to consider. One of the people Ann Marie introduced Kristie to was Jackie Spears. Jackie was tall, dark, a little exotic looking. Jackie had short black hair, a hank of which hung over her right eye. She was wearing black jeans and a black turtleneck."Jackie plays tennis at the Phoenix Racquet Club," Ann Marie said.Jackie grinned. "City Junior Champion two years running." Kristie wasn't sure how you could say something like that without sounding like a bragging snot, but Jackie came across as really.