Explain the prevailing attitudes at the Warehouse, if necessary, but make clear that it's his choice. If he doesn't want to do this thing, we'll just ...call Mitchell back and tell him all bets are off."Amy and Shiggie were holed up together in the dining room for a very long time that morning -- so long that I was getting concerned about having enough time left, before going to the ball park for that night's game, for us to talk to Samantha and get this thing launched.Tomorrow night's game would. This time, the boats stayed ahead of 'em, so Ezra's men wuzn't able ta do no more damage right then.We had the upstream barricade in place, an' them boats came to as quick a stop as boats can, but they all still bumped inta the floatin' logs. I yelled at the pirates ta surrender, but they refused, knowin' that they would be hanged ifen they did. I knew it wuz silly, but I figured that it wuz my duty ta make the offer.All of this happened 'bout half an hour afore Ezra showed up, an' the boats. She has murdered her! Varna, you know what that means don't you?" Curse the bitch! Fire up the engines, Petara, we will leave Sisanna to her fate, hopefully the authorities won't associate us with her." We can't, Varna, she has obviously planned this and foresaw your reaction. She has put some sort of code lock on the ship's computer. We are not going anywhere until she gets back."Varna clenched her fists then stormed past Petara, who turned and followed in her wake to the front of the ship.. Every single person I loved has been hurt by something I did, except Birgit, and she’s dead. Why should I care?”“Oh my God, Steve! That’s not you! Not at all! This has really torn you up and made a mess, hasn’t it?”“I guess losing Birgit was just the last straw. First you; then Melanie; then Becky; and finally Birgit. Everyone I love and everyone who loves me back. I’m afraid to love anyone. They all get hurt or worse, die.”“You need to get some help, Steve. You can’t think like that.”“I know.