Save one. They didn't kill the human." We're moving assets into the region. War rats. Gene-engineered humans.Mobile plants."Cheri interrupted. "I thou...ght mobile plants were bad." Bad is good. We're prepping for a war. Biomechanical monsters.Artificial life. Things you can't imagine. Defense in depth." War in Fairview?" In places around the globe. Finish your school, girls. Place top of yourclass for something. I work with a dance-instructor. There are no uselessskills. Probably no useless. On the ride there, she kept telling me that I was going to love the place. I figured I would because I knew how worked up she was going to get. Once we pulled into the parking lot, I watched her twist off her wedding ring. She then climbed over the console, gave me a wet kiss, looked me in the eyes, and whispered,"Put my ring in your pocket. It'll be more fun this way."How could I say no?We walked in and ordered a few drinks. It was busy, but not too busy. After a few songs, a guy came on. Could you do that for me, Tracie?”“Of course, April, that’s no problem. A celebration, huh? Champagne and separate orange juice for Pete with your meal, on the house?”“Champagne, most certainly! The celebration? My divorce from Jacques came through today.”Tracie smiled, “Yours is happily the only 10pm order, so I’ll pass it through to Pete now.”A few minutes later, Pete emerged from the kitchen with two steaming plates.“April?” Pete asked, “Have you ordered this meal and want me to share it. The fort was the center of chaos as rumors of the Indian uprising spread faster than manure on humid afternoon.The new recruits were running around like a bunch of ants stirred up by a herd of horses. I corralled most of my men and we moved outside to a shady space in the tree-line before they could get infected with the bug of worry that always hit the lower-ranked men before a big battle. I set them to cleaning their weapons and checking the ammo for anything that might cause them to misfire..