"We're about to go through the mission brief again," Donna's voice interrupted their naps through the commando implants. "We'll practice in the simula...tors with full suits and run through to different plans."The next hours passed rapidly. The actual operation was planned to take less than fifteen minutes from the time the commandos hit the ground to the captured aircraft lifting off the Old Hunter Army Air Field outside Savannah, Georgia, United States of America (aka United States Remnant).. "You were." Helen reiterated with a laugh, "but that is not something to be ashamed of. I think it's romantic."Jake laughed, looked at Sylvia and said,"Maybe we should go with Tom's suggestion and take this discussion further when I meet you for my next lesson or some of these romantic idiots will have us married before the Junior Prom."We all laughed at that and the conversation steered into more normal considerations.Shirley had made a friend in her computer class. It was another woman a few. I told her how I did it but cautioned her that it was fairly expensive and often frozen. On the whole, it was a fairly big meal but we both cleaned our plates and continued talking. We declined dessert although the cakes and pies all looked very delicious. As an alternate, I suggested that we return to the bar for coffee and more talk. She took a look at her watch and probably estimated how much longer it would be before her evening with me would end. I felt that she was truly enjoying herself. An expense that could have been major turned out to not be that horrific. The fencing was able to be repaired and put in good condition without a major cash outlay. One of the major costs was the purchase of the stock Etta bought, but your men have recovered some of it by selling four of the horses they didn’t need. They have assured me they have sufficient feed and hay for the winter, so that expense is fixed.“You’ll see the payroll figures for all categories if you’ll look at the second page..