There were columns, and stone lions, and gothic arches, and even some stained glass here and there. The grandeur was obvious, and even more obvious wa...s the fact that this house was not in need of repair; it had a look of loving, caring maintenance about it, as if someone wanted it to continue in its majesty for a long time.As we pulled up in front of the grand staircase, one of a pair of huge wooden doors opened, and a woman walked out to wait for us at the top of the stairs. She was dressed in. Not that Lisa had anything racist in her beliefs, but she had been brought up in the south, and she didn't think it was totally right for a white woman to be married to a black man. She had to admit however, that Mr. Martin ("call me 'Big Al'", as he told her when they had first met), was a rather attractive man. She could understand, she thought, what Pamela had seen in him. He was very tall, over 6' 4'', and was broad-shouldered with a trim waist, and was very muscular and well built, from. "I'm always interested, but I'm never consumed," I said with a laugh. "I have to take a shower now that the house is finally warm." Okay, I'll call and we can get together sometime soon," Alice promised.I had made all the catching up calls I needed to make, so I went into the bathroom. It still had a chill in the room since it had a huge amount of uninsulated wall exposed to the cold air outside. I flipped on the light switch, which would bring a small ceiling mounted ceramic heater online. In. I'm sure you've seen her around back when we were all on the Antares," Mori replied."We met each other in passing but never really had any chance to talk back then. Welcome to the Roshaa, Kyoko." Mev said, addressing Kyoko."Thank you, Captain. This ship is amazing! I don't understand how you were able to build it with just what you took with you when you left the Antares." Kyoko said."We managed to put something together that will allow us to live and travel comfortably for a while. Anyway, Dr..