A steep grade loomed ahead. She wanted all the speed the German engineered car could muster. Liv downshifted the short-throw five speed into third gea...r, revved the engine and dropped the clutch. The tachometer rose, and hot exhaust spooled the turbocharger, forcing pressurized air into the engine. The little car surged forward, tires chirping."Good boy Murph, that's it," she encouraged. The grin on her face widened in proportion to the difficulty the tires had gripping the cool, dry blacktop.. What are ya now turning twenty?” Tyler would turn “nineteen funny guy. I’m still your captain don’t forget it”. Max patted his leg “oh yeah forgot about the new rank, congrats.” Tyler would simply nod as he parked the car and send max back to his dorm. The dorm was more of a huge building open inside with high ceilings and a bunch of sleeping areas with bunk beds everywhere. After the morning line up everyone was in the mess hall eating breakfast. There were long tables in rows and three. Coward that I was, I kept my eyes closed through most of the shower. My skin felt very smooth, and the rounded bumps on my chest tingled when I touched them. I was so nervous I felt like vomiting. Kim came into the bathroom as I was drying off, and watched as I sat to pee.I blushed and she commented, "It's okay, I've seen it before." I know," I said, reaching for the toilet paper. I wiped as I'd been told, front to back, as Kim closed the door. I stood and Kim turned me to face the full-length. Cunning larders were dug, sloping deep beneath the surface that naturally gathered cold air and formed a rime of ice over the ceilings, walls and floors.I asked of my mother where I should dig to form a sweet well to provision the redoubt. She said that she did not have the talent of augury, but would send away to a cousin of hers that did. A short blonde lady appeared a-horseback one afternoon. She had curly hair and sat her horse like a sack of grain, flopping this way and that. When she.