Sobbing and shaking I say his name touching his shoulder, my prayer caught somewhere between a chant of hope and disbelief ‘Please not Jake, please ...not Jake, please not Jake…’ He groaned and tried to move. The Goddess hadn’t answered my prayer this time. Turning his head slightly the face plate of his helmet cracked and smeared with dirt and blood I could see him smile up at me, I can feel my heart beating wildly out of my chest as I remove his helmet knowing I probably shouldn’t. ‘I knew you’d. Juanita frowned and Syd shrugged as if to say ‘That’s all I can do.’ Juanita said ‘Let’s try something else.’ She stood astride Syd’s pelvis and leaned over putting her hands either side of the bench. Her boobs dangled down in the shirt about a foot above Syd’s chest. ‘Squish ’em’ she said. Syd gripped his hands tighter behind his head, clamped his abdominals and lifted his chest upwards. On the first rep, he barely touched the tee-shirted points. On the next rep he felt the nipples give a. ’ Listening upstairs in mounting alarm, I still managed to marvel at the incredible formality and politeness of this conversation. Fran made a clumsy attempt to intervene. ‘Would you like a cup of tea, Dr Stone?’ This blatant attempt to stall her served only to goad Laura into even greater insistence, but she remained frigidly correct. ‘No, thank you. I’d like to see Miss Smith, please, now.’ It occurred to Wendy that she could use the conventions of polite society to gain a few seconds’. After dinner we should get to bed early.(The middle of the night. Kenshin sits atop the roof, surveying the city.)Kaoru (climbing up beside him): Kenshin... Kenshin (startled): Miss Kaoru... Kaoru: You said you were going to bed early. Are you all right? You're up... Kenshin: I got some sleep. Half an hourKaoru: Half an hour? Is that enough?Kenshin: Miss Kaoru, it's the middle of the night. (What were you--)Kaoru: Ah, nature called. (smacking him) Don't make me say it!(A pause)Kaoru: Hey,.