Her older sister Deborah arrived she looked more professionalbeing dressed in a business suit. She was a red head but tied it backwith a scrunchy. I k...new Deborah was going to be the bad cop in thisinterview from her formal handshake and straightforward introduction.Annette and Deborah asked many questions about my work and lifeexperiences, then they quizzed me about my family life, social life andmy interests. I told them everything about being an only child, myparents died yeas ago. I noticed. Her mouth was dry. Tonya kept a poker face. It was nine in the morning and unless Laura misread the conversation her friend had just suggested they would go to bed together. “I will come over at two in the afternoon, if that is fine for you. Steve won’t be back till early evening, so I am free.”Laura’s brain froze. She was like a rabbit staring into a set of headlights. How is this woman so self-assured?“Ok, two would be great,” she responded.“Good, see you then.” Tonya walked back to her car. We will use 413 here to charm a native into giving us some gifts, some tech of theirs which we will reverse engineer. This is partly a feasibility test.’ The Prince turned to her and unbuckled her gag. 413 drew a breath but otherwise made no response except to look into her owner’s eyes, stunned that she had been negotiating with this man only a few months ago. How could she ever have dared? She knew as she gazed docilely into his eyes that she would gladly sub it to whatever cruelties he. Birds and landscapes, mostly..." Rhino stared at Bird, lingering on each and every word she spoke, overtaken by affection for her. It was obvious she had done that to get the heat off of him, something she was far from obligated to do; why had she? "I-I'd love to see sometime... if we can ever get some paint or something, ya know?" Bird smiled, "Deal!" "What about you, Hou-... I mean Bloodhound?" Bloodhound was silent for a time, as if ignoring Rhino's question. It drew on long enough to cause.