”I picked up the bottle and hit him with it hard, and then I hit him again and again and again. And then a couple of guys were pulling me away from ...him.I was trying my damnedest to kill him. The judge, as it turned out, believed me. I was being sent back to serve out my entire sentence and no parole possible this time. Twelve more years. Fuck!Well, I got the treatment of a true veteran upon my return. Instead of a week’s orientation, it took just one day. And then I was back in the exact same. ”Todd frowned, briefly, then shook his head, “Not a problem. We’ll just go when you feel better.”Ana was relieved. Then Todd got a pensive look on his face. “How would you like to meet some of my friends? They are all anxious to meet you, I’ve told them so much about you.”Ana shrugged. “Okay,” she said.They drove for about 10 minutes and then Todd parked the car in front of a bar. Before they got out of the car, Todd turned to Ana with a serious expression. “Now Ana, this is a place for adults,. She is no problem, John and she got on fine together." How long will you be?" Four hours at the outside, it depends on catching connecting busses." Yea, bring her down. If John and her got on then I suppose I will as well."Ten minutes later there was another knock at the door and standing with the woman was an older version of her, dressed in a floral dress with short sleeves. She had a three-string pearl necklace on and no other jewellery, not even rings. Her hair was almost white, thick and. I had had a good day today, a great one even, and I didn’t want those damn jackboots giving me a hard time because I was out late. I toyed with the idea of taking the back alley again to avoid them, I had not seen a viper at the checkpoint this morning, and I had the morning before. ADVENT liked to stick to routine to the point that it could become grating for humans, and I doubted that she had been on patrol at that time, was it safe to assume there was no viper today? I didn’t want to take.